Julia Clarke is a yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner and writer who lives in her hometown of Glasgow. She has been teaching yoga since 2008 and is the author of two books: Restorative Yoga for Beginners and Living in Balance with Maharishi Ayurveda.

Julia primarily teaches Vinyasa, Restorative and Yin Yoga styles. She lived in the US for nearly 20 years and during that time she owned a yoga studio in the Rocky Mountains, made wine in Missouri, worked as a radio presenter in Vermont and Boston and a music promoter in New York City.

She has trained with many great yoga teachers and earned 200 hours in Hatha Yoga at Integral Yoga Institute in New York, 300 hours in Prana Flow with Shiva Rea, Restorative Yoga with Shannon Paige and Yin Yoga with Corina Benner.

When she's not teaching yoga, Julia is an outdoors journalist which sees her spending her days exploring the mountains on foot, bike and belay, then writing about it. Back on the mat, she's a champion for using yoga and Ayurveda as a means to recharge and enjoy life to the fullest, and believes strongly in sustainability in yoga as well as in life.

It took a long time for Laura to join a yoga class but once Rosina Bonsu introduced her to the Ashtanga Primary Series, she never looked back. With just one session she was hooked! A few years later, in 2015, she met Kia Naddermier and began to practice pranayama daily. The combination of physical posture work and the breath changed her life, decreasing stress, improving her sleep quality and her stamina. Apart from learning from Rosina (her teacher until February 2020) and Kia, Laura also studies with RoseAnn Maclean, and Sudhir Tiwari. She has over 15 years of experience as a mover, as she is a performance artist and an Athenaeum Research Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She has been an art teacher for many years, including at The Glasgow School of Art and Transart Institute. These experiences have made her sensitive to the inner workings of the body, whether anatomical, energetic or emotional.

Laura completed her Classical Yoga School teacher training in 2017. She has studied yin yoga with Gem Maryam and adjustments with David Swenson. She is a qualified pranayama teacher in the Kaivalyadham lineage. She learns Indian scriptures and philosophy with James Boag and Sanskrit and Vedic chanting with Lucy Crisfield. Her classes work on a complete yoga, one that encompasses body, mind and breath, nourishing them all and awakening our spiritual sense. Although she teaches a variety of forms, her passions are a combination of assisted yoga practice (Mysore style, where teacher and student form an individual relation and the teachings are guided by the practitioner) and pranayama. They both have in common a feeling of delight, a body that invites the breath, a centred mind and gratitude for the practice itself.

I am a yoga teacher and theatre producer/programmer based in the Southside of Glasgow. I started practicing yoga as a teenager and dipped in and out of the practice over the years until I encountered Vinyasa flow and the ball really dropped. I was hooked by the journey, both mental and physical, that the classes would take me on. I completed my 200 hour training in Vinyasa flow in 2019 and since then have taught at a wide range of community spaces in the southside - as well as on the rooftop garden of the tenement block I live in.

I'm committed to deconstructing barriers in my teaching, striving to be as accessible as possible to folks who might feel alienated or excluded from yoga spaces. And to decolonise my teaching and practice so I can properly honour and pay tribute to the South Asian heritage and history of this incredible practice. I am continuing to train and study with many wonderful teachers who are provoking, inspiring and hold me accountable to these goals.

Despite being surrounded by yoga from a young age, it took her many years to connect with the practice on a deeper level. Like many, she began practicing regularly when life outside became challenging. Sweating it out at hot yoga became the best kind of medicine.

She finished her initial teacher training in 2017 and has since taught classes in Edinburgh, London, Sri Lanka and Glasgow. In her flow classes, she incorporates an element of self exploration encouraging students to find freedom through movement.

Her time in Sri Lanka taught her to reflect and slow down, she fell in love with yin, restorative yoga and meditation whilst there. Her nature is to jump from one distraction to the next and she is learning to practice stillness. She aims to hold space for those who might need the same through classes, womxn’s workshops, cacao ceremonies and retreats.

Her invitation is for you to meet yourself exactly where you are, just as you are.

Though you do not have to aspire to teach, you must be willing to participate in all practical exercises.

Yes, your final assessment will include both a practical teaching exam and a written exam. These assessments are not designed to test your abilities so much as provide a safe, constructive space for you to put the tools you’ve learned into practice, and help you identify your own strengths and areas for improvement.

Additionally, you will be required to complete six class observations before receiving your certification.

Yes, this training is Yoga Alliance certified. Studio 70 is a 200hr Registered Yoga School. Head trainer Julia Clarke is a 500hr Senior Yoga Teacher.

Though the schedule will vary a little according to the content and teachers, in general we will begin each day with lecture, followed by a short break then a physical practice. We will take a longer break for lunch before afternoon lecture, a short break and an evening practice that will typically be more lunar or gentle in quality.

Studio 70 has free parking in the surrounding area and a dedicated space for training, bathrooms and a small kitchen where you can make hot drinks. It is recommended that you bring any snacks you require to fuel you throughout the day and you’ll be welcome to bring a packed lunch or explore the nearby cafes on Victoria Road.

You do not need to be able to execute advanced postures to do this training, but a regular practice and an understanding of the more common poses is important. If you’re interested in developing your physical practice, you’ll receive the tools to do so, but what’s more important is that you arrived with curiosity and a willingness to learn and grow.

In order to receive certification for this training, you must attend all sessions. If you experience an emergency and miss a session, a makeup session with the teacher can be arranged at the additional cost of £100 per hour.

The best thing to do is contact us so we can discuss your concerns. We can help you to modify the physical practices to accommodate your needs and it’s more important that you’re able to attend all sessions, complete your assignments and participate in group work than it is to be able to complete the practices.

Between your acceptance and the beginning of the program, the best thing you can do is take good care of yourself. Get plenty of rest, ask those in your life to support you and stay engaged in a regular practice.