Claire found yoga at 17, when she needed its therapeutic qualities to heal a variety of dis-eases and ailments. Yoga had a profound impact on her physical and emotional health over the next 20 years. Inspired by the healing properties of a powerful yoga, pranayama and meditation practice, she has since navigated life in the holistic vein that yoga offers, sharing her enthusiasm with others. As an asana teacher, she leads flowing vinyasa style classes and yin sessions, delving into yoga nidras for a deeply relaxing experience.

Her first yoga retreat in 2008 gave her a feeling of peace she had never experienced before. This zen feeling stayed with her for weeks afterwards and knew that her calling was to share this feeling with others and to be able to offer her own holistically-focused retreats.

Aija Pajunen studied at the Ashtanga Yoga Paris Academy under Linda Munro and Gérald Disse. Her teacher training emphasized proper postural alignment and teaching a health-conscious approach to yoga. Passionate about well-being, nature, sports, and the connection between physical and mental flexibility, she wants to share yoga in everyday life. She sees each day as an opportunity to learn about life.

As a certified practitioner of positive psychology, Aija teaches yoga in a supportive and nurturing environment. She has practiced Reiki since 2020.

Caroline is an intuitive massage therapist with experience in many of the different massage traditions from Thailand and India to Africa and Hawaii. On retreats she tailors massages to suit the energy of each client, giving them a divine experience of her healing hands.

She is also a reflexologist and offers hour treatments for this as an additional extra on our retreats.