L’Atelier Yoga is a boutique yoga studio for girls within the coronary heart of Muswell Hill by longtime mates Claire and Hélene. We caught up with Claire to be taught extra concerning the inspirations to arrange the studio and their mission going ahead…
Discover out extra about L’Atelier Yoga and ebook a category via the hyperlink right here: https://www.latelier.yoga/
Inform us a bit about your background and your yoga journey…
After practically 30 years launching merchandise within the company world, perimenopause hit me like a truck. Continually exhausted, battling again ache, and feeling mentally at my lowest level, medical doctors had no solutions. When my good friend Hélène (now my enterprise associate) prompt yoga—once more—I lastly listened. I’d like to say it was an on the spot repair, however these first months had been humbling! Every time I felt like giving up, Hélène’s mild steerage stored me going. Now, not solely can I tie my sneakers with out wincing, however I’ve found what appears like a second spring. The again ache that when outlined my days? Gone. This transformation confirmed me how girls “of a sure age” want areas that actually perceive their distinctive journeys.
What impressed you to open L’Atelier and when did you open the area?
Life has a humorous method of realigning your stars if you least anticipate it. In 2023, I acquired a most cancers analysis and misplaced my job inside weeks of one another. As a substitute of spiralling, I made a decision it was time to fulfil my dream of turning into my very own boss whereas supporting different girls in realising theirs. When the chance to open a yoga studio with Hélène appeared, it felt just like the universe was virtually shouting at us. We selected the title “L’Atelier” with intention—hinting at our aspiration to be greater than only a place for bodily apply. We opened our doorways on 1st October 2024, bringing this imaginative and prescient to the neighborhood of Muswell Hill and North London.
What’s your mission with L’Atelier Yoga?
To create a special type of yoga studio—a haven the place girls of all ages and talents can discover bodily apply suited to their wants and capabilities. We embrace the yogic precept of svadhyaya (self-study), encouraging girls to show inward and uncover their very own knowledge via apply. We’re constructing an inclusive neighborhood in Muswell Hill and North London, recognising that girls have distinctive wants that evolve past simply the bodily features of yoga.
How is L’Atelier Yoga completely different from different wellness areas?
Our motto guides us: “a special type of yoga studio.” Whereas wonderful yoga instruction varieties our basis, we’re starting to stretch past conventional choices. Just lately, we launched a Social Media Membership to assist girls entrepreneurs via neighborhood knowledge and skilled steerage. Our academics aren’t simply instructors—they’re a part of the L’Atelier household. We assist their progress and host teachers-only courses the place we share data, tales, and often a number of laughs. True wellness comes from nourishing not simply the physique, but additionally the thoughts and infrequently, the inventive spirit.
What recommendation would you give to somebody who’s pondering of opening their very own wellness area or studio?
Embrace imperfection and pack your persistence! Rome wasn’t inbuilt a day, and neither will your studio be. You’ll make errors, plans will go sideways, and that’s completely regular. Settle for each serving to hand that comes your method, and don’t be shy about asking for assist. Most significantly, know your neighborhood—perceive what makes them distinctive and construct one thing that actually speaks to them. For us, that meant creating an area the place girls in North London can really feel seen, supported, and impressed to develop in methods they maybe didn’t anticipate.
Do you might have a quote or mantra that you just reside by?
“It’s by no means too late.” Or on brighter days, merely: “Life is enjoyable.” Each remind us that we’re all the time on the excellent second to start one thing new.
What’s developing for you in 2025…
At simply six months previous, we’re nonetheless discovering our ft, however we’re strolling with objective! Whereas strengthening our core yoga choices, we’re additionally exploring the “L’Atelier” facet of our id with: new courses like Pilates and Kundalini yoga; workshops mixing sound baths, inventive writing, and ladies’s circles; expanded assist for native entrepreneurs via our Social Media Membership; our first retreat past Muswell Hill partitions; a neighborhood open day; a pop-up store crammed with treasures; and a Poetry Membership for individuals who discover motion in phrases. We’re crafting experiences that honour what girls “of a sure age” are actually looking for—a yoga studio that understands bodily apply is only the start of what they want at this stage of life.
Discover out extra about L’Atelier Yoga and ebook a category via the hyperlink right here: https://www.latelier.yoga/
