Hello there
Meet Claire
I'm Claire — a mum to a teenage daughter, a qualified kids' yoga teacher, and a former primary school teacher with over 20 years of experience in the classroom.
Zen Club was born from a deep understanding of the pressures young people face today. I saw firsthand the stress, anxiety, and emotional struggles children were carrying — often without the tools to manage them.
I wanted to create a space where they could pause, breathe, and reconnect with themselves. A place where they could learn strategies to handle big emotions while feeling supported and understood.
Through yoga, mindfulness, and open conversations, Zen Club empowers kids to build resilience, confidence, and inner calm — helping them navigate life's challenges with greater ease.
Why Yoga?
Yoga and wellbeing strategies empower children with tools to navigate their emotions and build resilience. Through gentle movement, mindful breathing, and relaxation techniques, kids can improve their focus, enhance emotional regulation, and develop greater body awareness. These practices foster a sense of calm and confidence, helping children manage stress, cultivate patience, and embrace self-expression. At Zen Club, we encourage playful exploration, nurturing both physical and emotional well-being in a way that feels fun and natural.
What happens in a session?
Zen Club is not like an adult yoga class! We practice yoga in a circle and the emphasis is on fun!
Each session has a theme like water, love, the rainforest, forgiveness, birds, trees, friendship, stress etc. We explore this theme through a short discussion related to ourselves and developing knowledge of our inner and outer worlds.
Children then pick a crystal and a card for a message and to look at throughout the session.
We learn new yoga poses and practice them through fun games, complete mini yoga flows, sometimes we create paired poses or group flows.
There is A LOT of laughter! Over time, children learn and develop their yoga skills whilst developing self regulation, breathing techniques, stress management strategies and relaxing techniques. We learn about inner energy and the chakra system and the power of our thoughts.
Our values
Play first
Children learn best when they're laughing. We design every session to delight before it teaches.
Inclusive always
Every body, every background, every ability — Zen Club is a space for every child.
Calm as a skill
Mindfulness is a practice, not a personality. We give kids real tools they can use anywhere.