Clare Nicholls

Clare's interest in yoga was ignited as a child when she was introduced to the Mahabharata, she fell in love with the stories and the philosophies woven throughout. Since 2001 Clare has practiced asana and views the physical process as a way of undoing the habits we hold in our bodies and releasing the past to create space for the future.

She began teaching in 2005 and by 2007 was running a small yoga space in the English Countryside. She began to specialize in teaching yoga for pregnancy and soon became motivated to train as a midwife. In 2010 Clare qualified with a BSc in Midwifery. She moved to London where she continued teaching yoga and practicing as a midwife.

It was by the grace of the universe in 2010 she discovered the Jivamukti method and it felt like coming home. 


From 2013 Clare has taught Jivamukti throughout London and across the UK.


In 2014 and 2015 Clare traveled around India, experiencing many sites of pilgrimage and integrating an understanding of the philosophies into her life, practice, and teaching. In 2016-2017 she spent 10 months in Mysore chanting the yoga sutras under the guidance of the wonderful Dr. M.A Jayashree and appreciating the detail of their philosophical themes through studying with Professor Narasimhan.


Clare holds the advanced certification in the Jivamukti method, with the blessings of her teachers she hopes to share her love of the darsana of yoga in all its elements.
Hari Om.

Clare Nicholls

1 Program

2 weeks
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An Introduction To Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Patanjali was a yoga teacher who lived in India long ago. His Yoga Sutras are the classic text on the philosophy and practice of yoga.

This program gives you a taste of some of the essential teachings in the four books, or chapters, of the Yoga Sutras. A sutra is a short phrase or teaching. Patanjali did not write the sutras down. They were chanted again and again so students could learn them by heart.

The program follows that traditional approach: we chant each sutra in call and response before a translation and interpretation. Start with the Intro to The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

Each teaching is 5 to 15 minutes. Level 1, no props needed.

6 Classes

15 min

Approaching Headstand

A short tutorial that looks in some detail at Salamba Sirsasana, the supported Headstand. It includes simple preparations for the shoulders, for the strength and mobility a stable headstand needs.

After these comes a step by step approach to Headstand as taught in the Jivamukti method. Level 1-2.

10 min
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Approaching Sun Salutation Jivamukti A

This Surya Namaskar, or sun salutation, is particular to the Jivamukti method and often taught in a Jivamukti open class.

This practice gives you a step by step guide to Jivamukti Sun Salutation A, with a description of the sequence asana by asana, and a chance to learn it with only the vinyasa instruction.

20 min
Yoga teacher performing yoga posture on green yoga mat on white background

Approaching Paschimottanasana

A practice that focuses on the movement of the pelvis in forward bending. We often forget that forward bending is about mobility in the pelvis, not only flexible hamstrings.

It suits anyone working towards Paschimottanasana, the full seated forward bend that stretches the west, or back, side of the body. Of particular interest if your hamstrings are tight. Have a strap nearby.

25 min
backbend

Approaching Backbending

A complete practice that brings awareness to strengthening the muscles of the back body and encourages mobility through the spine.

It suits people with lower back discomfort who need to build awareness and stability in the lumbar spine. A fluid practice with a relaxed vinyasa count, good at any time of day, even first thing in the morning.

20 min
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Approaching Hip Opening

An easy flowing practice to find space in the hips and suppleness in the glutes.

Good for anyone who spends a lot of time in an office chair or driving. It works well at the end of the day, and before sitting to meditate. Level 1-2, no props needed.

15 min
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Six Movements of The Spine

A short, easy practice to limber the back. We take the spine through its six main movements: flexion, extension, rotation right and left, and lateral flexion right and left.

We begin sitting, move to all fours and end standing, enjoying the different ranges of movement each position offers. A good practice for first thing in the morning. Level 1.