The foundation years
Clare began her formal yoga education around 2000, training with the British Wheel of Yoga and earning her BWY Teaching Diploma — a 500-hour qualification that set the foundation for everything that followed. From the outset, she was drawn to yoga's therapeutic potential and its power to meet each student where they are.
Teaching begins in Surrey
Harmonyoga was born in Surrey's Esher area, offering weekly classes rooted in classical hāṭha yoga — dynamic, gentle, yin and restorative practices. From the very beginning, Clare's approach prioritised individualised instruction: no two students receive quite the same yoga.
Deepening into therapy
Clare completed the KHYF Yoga Therapy Diploma (500 hours) through the Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation (now TSYP), adding formal yoga therapy training to her practice. She is a registered yoga therapist with the Complementary Natural Health Council — bringing a genuinely therapeutic lens to private sessions and mentoring.
Training other teachers
Clare became a BWY Foundation Course Tutor in 2013 and a BWY Diploma Course Tutor in 2017 — one of the most advanced credentials in UK yoga education. This qualification authorises her to formally train and certify other yoga teachers through the British Wheel of Yoga. She also serves on the BWY training committee as Short Courses Officer.
MA & postgraduate study
Driven by a commitment to understanding yoga at its deepest level, Clare completed an MA in the Traditions of Yoga and Meditation at SOAS University of London in 2023 — studying with world-renowned scholars including Dr. Jim Mallinson and Dr. Jason Birch. In 2025, she added a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from Falmouth University, and completed a year-long Truth of Yoga immersion with Daniel Simpson.
Still growing, still teaching
Today Clare teaches weekly classes across Surrey, runs live Zoom sessions for students worldwide, offers one-to-one private yoga therapy and mentoring, leads BWY teacher training programmes, and guides small groups on immersive yoga holidays in Calabria, Italy and Rajasthan, India. The practice keeps evolving — and so does Clare.
