Claire Ferry Yoga

✨WORKSHOPS for longer practice - all welcome!

🌳THIS SATURDAY in collaboration with Yoga Fellowship of Northern Ireland Deepening Your Practice Series 10am-1pm covering asana, pranayama and sutras

🐟 WEDNESDAY 9th Sept 9.30am-12.30pm the monthly three-hour class to dive into Iyengar yoga Level 2 & 3 practices

Book via the Maitri Studio Belfast website events page (for more details) or booking page (to go straight to buying a pass)

Things change, as we know. And my Deepening Practice Series workshop date is one of them. Now Saturday 29th August 10am-1pm at Maitri Studio Belfast in collaboration with Yoga Fellowship NI

I might have been doing this nirlamba sirsasana earlier in the week but now I'll be practising supported poses having come down with a nasty cough!

I've emailed everyone who had registered and of course there'll be a refund if you can't swap. But maybe also it means some of you can now attend if you're available that weekend?

Info and booking link: https://maitristudio.net/events/deepening-practice-3-with-claire-ferry

Iyengar Yoga Ireland

Just some of the actions in today's summer school with Aisling Aisling Guirke at Maitri Studio Belfast - my hips feel great! And the internal lift of abdominal and pelvic organs, room to breathe and the feeling of strength and vitality.

And I may have drifted a little when it came to pranayama in the afternoon....

So lovely to be with IY students and teachers from around Ireland.

Flashback photo (2015)! But the message is the same - yoga builds resilience, on and off the mat. Attempting to do something hard physically, or maintaining concentration for a period of time, becomes easier with practice, and we realise we CAN do it. And then we become more confident, and more convinced we CAN do other things in our lives.

I wish I could find the reference, but once I read about some research into standing poses like virabhadrasana (warrior) shown here. Observers in a waiting room were asked to rate students coming from a yoga class, and they rated students who'd been practising warrior and other standing poses as more confident that people who'd been practising other poses. Whether or not that is true, I know that my experience is that to hold strong poses like warrior and trikonasana (triangle) is very grounding and affirming.

Practice and see for yourself! Try a class :) [email protected] for details. All classes at

Yoga for...busy brains - whether neurodivergence, anxiety, or general busy-ness, many of us often have a racing mind. By giving body and breath something specific to do, the mind is also entrained and given a focus, which helps calm all that thinking.
Students of mine who have an ADHD diagnosis have told me they feel the precise instructions in Iyengar yoga help them focus and not get bored in a yoga practice.
Other people with anxiety tell me they realise they've forgotten about their worries because they've been concentrating on their practice.
Many people tell me they then get a wonderful night's sleep after a yoga session.

Find a class for you - look up my website or go the the Maitri Studio Belfast website for details. Or message me!

Yoga for relaxation - don't we all need to do this sometimes? In fact, often! Deep relaxation where we accept where we are and rest into the moment, observe thoughts and feelings and connect with the breath is SO important for mental and physical wellbeing.

Every yoga class ends with savasana, and every few weeks I will run a predominantly restorative / relaxation based class.

All classes held at Maitri Studio Belfast

Yoga for....all! Often perceived as a 'female' trend, yoga is for all. There is a good proportion of men attending my evening classes, although the morning classes are currently predominantly female. I don't collect data on people's gender identity or sexual orientation. Yoga is for all people as far as I'm concerned, everyone welcome.

Nervous about whether yoga is for you? Please do feel free to contact me [email protected] 😊

All classes held at Maitri Studio Belfast