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 study extra concerning the inspirations to arrange the studio and their mission going ahead…
Discover out extra about L’Atelier Yoga and guide a category by way 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 virtually 30 years within the Company world to launch new services and products. About 6 years in the past, as I used to be going by way of perimenopause, I felt consistently 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 evening. My joints felt rusty. I simply felt outdated. Regardless of many visits to completely different docs, no one was capable of inform me what was incorrect with me. A part of this journey again to myself was a return to exercising. Hélène, yoga trainer and pal, jogged my memory, as she had finished many instances earlier than, that yoga was an excellent type of train. This time I listened and I joined certainly one of her courses. I’d have cherished to say that yoga made an instantaneous distinction, that I immediately loved the courses. However no. The primary months had 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 power. However every time I fell, every time I used to be about to surrender, Hélène was there. Together with her mild 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 house?
I used to be identified in 2023 with most cancers and a month later misplaced my job. That is after 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 goals. At that second, got here a chance to open a yoga studio with my pal Helene. It was as if the planets had 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 distinct type of studio going past simply classical yoga courses. For example, we’ve simply launched a Social Media Membership devoted to assist ladies entrepreneurs with social media by way of the assist of the group and the experience of our social media supervisor, Diana. Additionally our lecturers are absolutely a part of L’Atelier Yoga’s group. We provide them additionally assist with their very own social media. We organise common lecturers solely courses in order that we’ve a chance to get collectively and share tales, information and enjoyable.
What recommendation would you give to somebody who’s considering of opening their very own wellness house or studio?
Be affected person and resilient. Rome was not made in in the future. You’ll in all probability make some errors. Issues won’t go as you predicted. All that is regular. Additionally, I feel that it is best to settle for any assist that comes your approach and never hesitate to ask for too.
Do you have got a quote or mantra that you just dwell by?
It’s by no means too late. Or Life is enjoyable.
What’s developing for you in 2025…
We’re solely 6 months outdated so we’re nonetheless a child studio. And issues are nonetheless in flux so we will definitely 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 many others.
- 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 many others.
- Our first yoga retreat outdoors our studio in Muswell Hill
- An open day
- A pop up store
- A Poetry membership
Discover out extra about L’Atelier Yoga and guide a category by way of the hyperlink right here: https://www.latelier.yoga/
