Yoga

Yoga has been around for many thousands of years and can be described in countless different ways.  Physical benefits of yoga include increased strength, flexibility and balance, better lung capacity and improved health, fitness and wellbeing.  It also helps lower stress levels and improves relaxation and focus.  Beyond the physical and stripped of it’s many definitions yoga is essentially a way of life that allows us be in touch with ourselves in a way that can provide a calm state of mind, an internal happiness and a balanced life. 
 

Clare has been influenced by many traditions of yoga including Iyengar, Sivananda and Viniyoga though her own personal practice now lies firmly in Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow.  Clare teaches a variety of different classes and has a very open minded and anatomically focused approach to her teaching.  She is available to teach privately both on a one-to-one basis and for small groups and can also be contacted for corporate classes and workshops.

 Dynamic Flow
A dynamic and creative style of vinyasa yoga based around the principles of Ashtanga synchronizing the movement and breath of the body through asana.  Classes are challenging yet calming, strong yet flowing and are designed to build strength, awareness and openness in the body allowing the student to develop at their own pace and discover the inner teacher within them. 

 Vinyasa Flow – Relax & Renew
A calmer and more relaxing yoga class designed to introduce  movement and flexibility while restoring the mind and body to balance.  Gentle yet challenging, each pose is  combined with flowing pranayama breathing to help to ease and free the body of underlying tension while restorative poses  and relaxation help to release any stress.  This is suitable for beginners and people looking for a more healing, therapy based class or it is perfect if you’re just simply looking to unwind, rejuvenate and improve the health of your body!

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Through her own personal experience with sport and through working with many athletes Clare has discovered that there are endless benefits of combining an active lifestyle with yoga.  Not only does yoga bring about an increased awareness of the body but it also elongates the muscles and improves flexibility resulting in better alignment and posture, a quicker recovery time after activity and sport and a smaller likelihood of injury.  In addition to the physical benefits students can also gain focus, more confidence, visualisation techniques and positive thinking making this an excellent tool not just for daily life but also for competitive athletes.  To discuss Yoga for Sports Performance with Clare or to arrange or try out a class please get in touch.