Claire is the founder of Big Heart Yoga & Wellness – a space rooted in inclusivity, devotion, and the transformational power of practice. With a background in marketing and over two decades in high-pressure roles, Claire first turned to yoga as a way to stay grounded while training for marathons. What began as a tool for balance became a life path.

Claire teaches both online and in-person across group classes, 1:1s, workshops, and events – including for clients such as SXSW. Her teaching honours the roots of yoga, drawing from the Ashtanga Vinyasa lineage and incorporating traditional elements such as breath (prāṇāyāma), bandha, drishti, and mantra.

Her classes are dynamic yet accessible, designed to meet you where you are. In sessions like Gentle Yoga and Wake Up with Claire, you’ll find inclusive options and compassionate guidance. In her more energising offerings – Yogasana and Feel Good Flow – expect strong, breath-led movement to build heat, increase strength, and leave you feeling spacious and uplifted. Hands-on assists and adjustments (always with consent) support you to explore alignment and embodiment in a safe, empowering way.

Claire’s restorative offerings invite deep rest and reconnection. These slower-paced practices blend interoception, breathwork, guided meditation, and yoga nidra to soothe the nervous system and support emotional and physical wellbeing.

Claire holds a 200HR certification with Embodied Beings, is completing her 300HR advanced training with Stewart Gilchrist at East London School of Yoga, and has studied Ayurveda and yoga philosophy extensively, including a 1,600HR Yoga Master programme with Yogamu. Her work is deeply influenced by her personal studies in India and the belief that yoga is for everyone.

Claire is also a L3 Ayurvedic Massage therapist and able to offer massage therapy in the comfort of your home.

Cheryl is a creative, empathic spirit with a deep love for exploring the natural world and the magic within it. As a lifelong learner, she’s constantly reading, journaling, and expanding her knowledge across a variety of interests, from mythology and astrology to yoga and energy healing. Her practice draws inspiration from the cycles of nature, the lunar phases, and elements of ancient traditions, offering a unique blend of spirituality and accessibility to everyone, regardless of their beliefs. Cheryl’s passion for crafting, music, and movement adds a playful and therapeutic touch to her work, encouraging connection with the self and the universal energy we all share.

Rooted in the beautiful surroundings of Shropshire, Cheryl’s family—her two children, a loving husband, and a black cat—provides the foundation for her creativity and adventurous pursuits. With an impressive array of qualifications in yoga, holistic therapies, and mindfulness, she brings a wealth of knowledge and safety to her practice. Cheryl’s mission is to create spaces for growth, healing, and connection, helping others align with their own rhythm and find joy in their journey.

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Claire began practicing Hot & Ashtanga Yoga over twenty years ago primarily as an antidote to anxiety. The practice made such a positive difference to her life that she became passionate about sharing the physical and psychological benefits and has now been teaching for fifteen joyful years. During that time, Claire’s yoga adventure has taken me all over the world, constantly looking to learn more.

Claire’s approach to teaching is playful and supportive while challenging you to gradually expand your ‘comfort zone’ and build the confidence to try new things... hopefully for life, not just on the yoga mat! 

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Jenna shares Yoga with a passion. She began journeying through the self at the age of 8 when a friends mother handed her a meditation tape after a family trauma. Since then Jenna has continued to explore the inner workings of existence, enquiry of self and believes that our yoga practice is a method of healing from the inside out; she is living proof of this.

 Jenna shares from experiential knowledge and participation in the method. Primarily Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, where the Ujjayi is used as a mantra to clear away the unnecessary thought in the mind. This can then develop to reciting the vinyasa count, or any other mantra you choose to enable you to quieten the chatter; and hear you own, inner, higher self speaking.

Starting her teaching in 2014 after intense study in Australia and India the following 5 years led her to John Scott, who she studied with in Italy, Spain, Croatia, London and India. Jenna uses the practice as a profound evolutionary and healing tool that can be applied to every moment of every day. She has learnt to gracefully value the human condition by taking a close look at the fluctuations of the mind, and how we can live a happy life despite the challenges we all face.

 We are all our own greatest teacher. Jenna is here to open the door for you. But it is you who must walk through. Based between the UK and India Jenna is an Independent teacher who is not your typical Ashtanga teacher. Rather than a strict approach, she uses a loving nurturing but disciplined method of guidance to ensure all students are able to embody the practice in their own anatomy, with great regard to biology and biography of her students. You are already perfectly designed. Allow me to empower you to remember who you are. Before the questions, before the answers.

With over 17 years of teaching experience and more than 30 years working as a holistic therapist, Jenny brings a wealth of knowledge, compassion and presence to every class she offers.

A Yoga Alliance Senior Teacher, Jenny holds a 500-hour British Wheel of Yoga Diploma alongside specialist training in Yin Yoga (100 hours), Restorative Yoga, and Yoga Nidra. She is also a certified Level 1 and 2 Crystal Singing Bowl Practitioner.

Jenny’s teaching blends gentle Hatha, Yin and Restorative yoga into a deeply nourishing and accessible practice. Her classes invite you to find stillness and harmony in both body and mind, creating space for rest, release and inner connection.

Alongside yoga, Jenny is a highly experienced holistic therapist, offering Reiki, Reflexology, Shamanic Energy Healing, Indian Head Massage, Seated Acupressure and more. Her understanding of subtle energy and deep listening infuses her teaching with a grounded, healing quality that welcomes you just as you are.

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Joe Sharp is a full-time yoga teacher with over 5,000 hours of teaching experience across eight years. He works with organisations, groups, and individuals to support physical and mental wellbeing through movement, meditation, and breath work.

Joe’s teaching style is friendly, positive, and engaging. He guides students with concise, progressive breath-by-breath cues, helping them move safely and effectively while developing strength, flexibility, and awareness. He encourages students to consciously cultivate a heightened state of awareness—so they can move through life with less worry and anxiety, and more steadiness, ease, and joy. He also occasionally tells (dad) jokes.

Joe is passionate about helping all students realise their potential and mentors other yoga teachers to do the same. He trained at Sangyé Yoga School under Cat Alip-Douglas and Phil Douglas, completing an apprenticeship and an advanced Yoga Alliance-certified training. A former international skier, Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor, he also holds an HND in Sports and Exercise Science and a BA (Hons) in Public Relations. Joe is Yoga Alliance-registered and a qualified First Aider.

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I’m Liv, a Holistic Therapist based in Telford, Shropshire, dedicated to supporting women on their wellness journeys. With a background in pharmacy and a deep passion for holistic healing, I offer a balanced approach to health that nurtures the mind, body, and spirit.​

I host Women's Circles designed to create a safe, nurturing space where you can pause, recharge, and reconnect with yourself. Whether you're seeking relaxation, energy balance, or emotional support, my approach combines the science of pharmacy with holistic therapies such as Massage, Reflexology, Energy Healing, Mindfulness, and Sound.​

I believe that well-being is more than just the absence of illness; it’s about nurturing your whole being in a way that feels right for you, at any given moment. Every person is unique, and so is their path to wellness.  I am passionate of creating community, and a safe, held space so we can explore a proactive, natural path to better health.

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Lynn Michelle's journey into the well being arts began 25 years ago when she discovered her first yoga class, here in Telford, at was then, the old Madeley Court School refectory! 

Her teacher inspired her to start her journey which led her to martial arts, Wado Ryu and kung fu, Qigong and Zen.

She completed her training to become a 1st Dan in Wado Ryu, Level 1 Kung Fu coach teaching childrens after school clubs and achieved  teaching diplomas with distinctions as Yoga teacher for adults and children,  Qigong Instructor and Zen Meditation Teacher and Practitioner. 

 Through these disciplines Lynn discovered that kindness is true strength and true strength is kindness. She brings the best of these arts to  her classes so you can feel inspired, uplifted and revived on your own path in life.

Being a carer to my wonderful son who has the biggest, kindest heart ever and has a complex range of difficulties has made me slow down and become more patient in life and has given me a huge insight into the world of disability and what that means in everyday life.

Lynn and her son have found the benefits of a daily practice with accessible, calming moments of stillness & movement. This practice will help you too create an aura of relaxed confidence and gentle strength, revitalising your body & mind 💗

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Maggie Nock ~ Special Yoga Practitioner

Maggie is a Shropshire based Special Yoga Practitioner who works with children and adults with SEND and their families. Since completing her practitioner training in the summer of 2022, Maggie has worked in a variety of settings trading as Wolf Yoga for Special Needs. With a background of over 20 years teaching in Special Education, Maggie delivers the Special Yoga methodology combining the practices of movement, breathwork, relaxation, sound and singing, massage and energy, and mindfulness.

The benefits of Special Yoga include: balanced body and mind; increased body and spatial awareness; development of motor skills; self-regulation; improved posture; flexibility, strength and muscle tone; reduced anxiety and depression; improved sleep quality.

Special Yoga sessions are for all the family, and are ‘grounded in love, respect for ourselves and compassion for those in our care.

Everybody has the right to shine.’ Jyoti Manuel

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Manoj is an experienced Hatha, Vinyasa, Breathwork and Yin Yoga teacher, sound practitioner and Ayurvedic therapist based in Birmingham. With over 700 hours of training experience, he is passionate about making yoga and ayurveda accessible to all people.  

After growing up for most of his life surrounded by yoga, mantra and sound, Manoj felt compelled to carry on, share and dedicate his life to the spreading of the knowledge of his ancestors. 

After multiple trips to India for training and immersion, he has brought sacred teachings back to the west to share with students, in a way that allows them to use this wisdom and apply it to their own lives in an empowering manner, 

Over the last 7 years, he has shared classes, workshops, trainings and sound experiences across the country, with the ethos of his work based around inclusion and accessibility. 

Yoga and sound has become his life, allowing him to continue to support those he comes into contact with to help them live to their full potential and aid transformation. 

His sound baths involve multiple instruments such as crystal bowls, gongs and singing bowls which together  provide a space for relaxation, rest and surrender. Guests are held and supported by Manoj’s compassionate and supportive presence throughout the process. 

He is passionate about bringing various modalities together to create unique and enriching experiences for all

Nina is a passionate teacher and loves connecting and passing on the benefits of Yoga & Pilates. Nina’s journey started 13 years ago working at various gyms, teaching a variety of classes for all different abilities.

Training in Pilates 6 years ago, then paved the pathway of interest in the mind and body benefits of Yoga soon after. Currently trained in various disciplines, including Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra.

Robin Aurora has been practicing Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga since 1996 and has been teaching since September 1999.

In October 2003, he qualified as a certified British Wheel of Yoga teacher and has been accredited as an 8000-hour Senior Yoga Alliance registered teacher.

Although having spent 12 years in Mysore, India at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute with Sri K Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Rangaswamy, he considers his main teachers John Scott and Lucy Crawford whom he had studied with regularly for the last 22 years.

He also holds a Teacher Training Diploma from John Scott Yoga.

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