Lisbon-based Yoga instructor. Certified Yoga alliance 500 Hr Vinyasa flow Yoga teacher and lifestyle coach.
Clara's classes are taught as a dynamic, moving meditation and focus on synchronizing movement and breath with awareness.
05/03/2019
Lean into your divinity and trust the Universe's timing
🌸 You can't rush a flower to blossom, but you can tend to its needs, from moment to moment, loving it into the best version of itself and watching its magic unfold with grace 🌸
Eka Pada Utkatasana // One Footed Chair Pose
20/02/2019
Find softness
Photo by Akhenaton 361
21/01/2019
Yoga class on Christmas day 2018, Bissagos Islands, Guine Bissau
11/09/2018
Jai Ma
28/04/2018
Keep the gaze (drishti) where you're going, just like in life 🙏
"Do your practice and all is coming." ~ Sri Patthabi Jois
PS: this is what my classes look like, and YES there are guys and YES you can roll on in as a complete beginner.
25/04/2018
Watch Kevin Lee, UFC fighter, talk about his routine. "People ask me are you weight lifting or something?
- Nah, I just... do yoga. That sh*t's hard, man!"
Kevin Lee's Training & Diet Joe sits down with UFC Lightweight fighter Kevin Lee to discuss his recent fight. Full podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4XkP10BQNo
22/03/2018
Stay close to your practice
Yoga is a breathing moving meditation
Keep your breath at the forefront of your attention
Let the distractions of the mind pass by in the background
Shot by Alexandre Cabrita
Dwipada Viparita Dandasana Variation // Upward facing two footed staff pose
26/02/2018
A student asked me today if I could do a write up about the 8 limbs of Yoga, which I mentioned today in class during our opening meditation.
Someone called Patanjali did this 2000+ years before me, crafting a collection of "sutras" (threads) into a book called The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Yoga's foundational text, and the fundamental reference point for all things Yoga to this day.
Patanjali lists 8 limbs:
Yamas: The Dont's, such as Ahimsa (non-violence)
Niyamas: The Dos, yogic prescriptions such as Tapas, the yogic cleansing rituals.
Asana: Translated as 'seat', the physical 'Yoga' as we know it
Pranayama: Breath control (such as Ujjayi breathing which you apply during Asana practice),
Pratyahara: Sense withdrawal,
Dharana: Concentration
Dhyana: Meditation
Samadhi: Enlightenment
If you want to read more about the 8 limbs of yoga, this text article also does a great job of summarizing Patanjali's writings : http://www.expressionsofspirit.com/yoga/eight-limbs.htm
Morning flow ... with legwarmers and a beanie 🙃😱
03/02/2018
Classes are back on 🙏🙌