L’Atelier Yoga is a boutique yoga studio for ladies within the coronary heart of Muswell Hill by longtime mates Claire and Hélene. We caught up with Claire to be taught extra in regards to the inspirations to arrange the studio and their mission going ahead…
Discover out extra about L’Atelier Yoga and e book a category by means of the hyperlink right here: https://www.latelier.yoga/
Inform us a bit about your background and your yoga journey…
Armed with a MBA, I spent nearly 30 years within the Company world to launch new services. About 6 years in the past, as I used to be going by means of perimenopause, I felt continually drained, run down. My psychological well being was at an all time low. I had no motivation for something. My again was in fixed ache, day and night time. My joints felt rusty. I simply felt previous. Regardless of many visits to completely different medical doctors, no one was capable of inform me what was improper with me. A part of this journey again to myself was a return to exercising. Hélène, yoga instructor and buddy, jogged my memory, as she had accomplished many occasions earlier than, that yoga was an excellent type of train. This time I listened and I joined one among her courses. I’d have beloved to say that yoga made a direct distinction, that I immediately loved the courses. However no. The primary months have been troublesome for me, bodily and much more so mentally. I couldn’t settle for that my physique had modified. I used to be not that 20 one thing filled with stamina and energy. However every time I fell, every time I used to be about to surrender, Hélène was there. Along with her light and affected person method, she gently guided me on my new path, my second spring.
In the present day my again ache is gone. I can tie my footwear.
What impressed you to open L’Atelier and when did you open the area?
I used to be recognized in 2023 with most cancers and a month later misplaced my job. That is once I determined that I wanted to vary my skilled life and realise my dream to be my very own boss and assist ladies to grasp their very own skilled desires. At that second, got here a chance to open a yoga studio with my buddy Helene. It was as if the planets have been aligning so we jumped on the chance and opened the yoga studio on the first of October 2024.
What’s your mission with L’Atelier Yoga?
We’re a studio devoted to ladies of all ages, all talents. We’re inclusive for the local people of Muswell Hill and North London the place the founders dwell additionally.
How is L’Atelier Yoga completely different from different wellness areas?
A special form of studio going past simply classical yoga courses. As an example, we now have simply launched a Social Media Membership devoted to assist ladies entrepreneurs with social media by means of the assist of the neighborhood and the experience of our social media supervisor, Diana. Additionally our academics are absolutely a part of L’Atelier Yoga’s neighborhood. We provide them additionally assist with their very own social media. We organise common academics solely courses in order that we now have a chance to get collectively and share tales, data and enjoyable.
What recommendation would you give to somebody who’s pondering of opening their very own wellness area or studio?
Be affected person and resilient. Rome was not made in in the future. You’ll in all probability make some errors. Issues may not go as you predicted. All that is regular. Additionally, I feel that you must settle for any assist that comes your approach and never hesitate to ask for too.
Do you’ve got a quote or mantra that you just dwell by?
It’s by no means too late. Or Life is enjoyable.
What’s arising for you in 2025…
We’re solely 6 months previous so we’re nonetheless a child studio. And issues are nonetheless in flux so we are able to actually count on many new issues, come sudden and a few anticipated:
- New courses: Pilates, Kundalini yoga, Yang to Yin, Somatic yoga
- Extra workshops: sound bathtub, yoga and artistic writing, ladies circle, and so on.
- Extra assist to native ladies entrepreneurs with the Social Media Membership with a coming masterclasses and workshops on Instagram Reels, social media for crowdfunding, finest approach to make use of ChatGPT to jot down for Instagram, and so on.
- Our first yoga retreat exterior our studio in Muswell Hill
- An open day
- A pop up store
- A Poetry membership
Discover out extra about L’Atelier Yoga and e book a category by means of the hyperlink right here: https://www.latelier.yoga/
