JANE CLAPHAM

Where based: Snowdonia Mountain Lodge, our main Dru Retreat Centre.

Background: I've been part of Dru organisatin for nearly 24 years, after having tried Dru Yoga and meditation at the age of 15; now I love them more than ever! My background is Psychology, which I now apply in my meditation teaching and youth work. I’m fascinated by what makes people tick, and how easy it is to change from being stressed, into being relaxed and focussed.
 
Retreats: I now teach Dru yoga, meditation and sound in the UK, Europe, India and Australia. I run the Meditation teacher training course in Snowdonia, and develop and teach Dru kids – our postgraduate programme to train yoga teachers to teach young people.
 
Workplace yoga: I teach Dru Yoga and wellbeing in the workplace, and recently have had great results helping factory workers to increase their energy levels and banish back pain and stress.

Music: I come from a musical family, and some of my first memories are of playing around on the piano as a toddler, and listening to my grandfather playing the cello. Somehow it’s rubbed off on me, and I’m passionate about using sound to bring health and wellbeing.

Sound workshops: I teach sound workshops, and have worked one to one with people the world over who have been told they can’t sing. I think that too much X-factor has made us overly critical of our singing voices. We don’t need to sing like professionals, but just singing for pleasure is one of life’s joys! I’ve created a couple of CDs, one, Akasha, is ambient music ideal for relaxation or meditation, and Shanti, is peaceful music for relaxation.

The written word: Maybe it’s my English teacher Mrs Sherrin’s fault, or maybe not, but I just love to write! I’ve written articles for most of the yoga press, Psychologies, and masses of yoga websites.

I’m now addicted to Facebook and am just getting my head around Twitter too. It seems better than writing on backs on envelopes which does happen pretty often! I love looking at ways to make my life helpful to other people, so they can learn from my experiences (and maybe I can too!)

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Jane is who you'll most likely chat to when you ring our main 01248 602900 hotline!