OUR TEAM
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Clari Smallbone
FOUNDER / VINYASA & PREGNANCY YOGA TEACHER
Born + raised on the sunny East coast of South Africa, Clari’s passion for the ocean and being active came intrinsically. At the age of 18, Clari discovered yoga at a magical little backyard studio, where she found community and connection. Since then Clari went on to enjoy adventures all over the world, from driving Super yachts in the Caribbean to Scuba-dive guiding in Indonesia. But with yoga remaining a constant throughout.
Building on this passion, Clari undertook a yoga teacher training in Costa Rica in 2018 with the intention of deepening her own knowledge and practise of yoga. It was there that she came to uncover a deep desire to share yoga with others. Having found her calling in yoga teaching this has led to her complete several more trainings in Greece + India.
Yoga has been so life-changing for Clari that she felt she could do nothing other than open her own studio to invite more people to make the same discovery. Sol•Seek has been created with community at the heart of it. Everything from the lighting, to the music, even the smells have all been carefully chosen to create a space where you can come to let go of the strains and stresses of everyday life and to experience the amazing power of yoga to transform both body + mind.
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MADDIE ROWLAND
HATHA + VINYASA TEACHER / SOUND HEALER
Maddie is a professional vocalist and musician, Sound Healer and advanced Yoga Teacher from Cornwall. Over the last 10 years she has been sharing her love for Yoga and Music between Cornwall, Portugal, Sri Lanka and Bali, facilitating workshops, kirtans, retreats and 200 & 300 HR Yoga teacher training programmes with Spanda Institute.
Trained in Vinyasa Flow style and Hatha yoga, mindfulness, Trauma sensitive yoga and sound healing, Maddie creates a safe and soulful space for her students to explore their bodies through dynamic, energy shifting flows and meditative movement. In her classes Maddie combines her passion for world music and sound, using a variety of instruments and chanelled vocals to create a healing space, guiding you along a journey of sound and moving meditation.
Alongside a passion for surfing, Maddie has spent time focusing on Yoga for Surfers, combining breathwork and surf specific mobility and movement practices to support people in the water.
When not on the mat, you can find Maddie exploring the best surf spots, hiking the Cornish coastlines or skateboarding with her female Skate collective which she runs in Cornwall, Wild Women Skate!
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LOU ORD
YIN + RESTORATIVE YOGA TEACHER/ REIKI HEALER
Lou's focus is wellness.
She blends Yoga and Reiki within her restorative sessions and offers this unique combination to guide, relax and restore you.
Her restorative classes are gentle, intuitive and invite you to move slowly with consciousness and guided meditation.
Her Yin classes are blend of challenge and deep relaxation to create space in the body and mind.
Her intention is to create a warm, safe and grounded space for your healing practice.
She was compelled to visit India for her Yoga training and delivers Reiki worldwide.
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Stephanie Jinks
MUM & TODDLER YOGA / ASHTANGA YOGA TEACHER
Stephanie found her way into the world of yoga through meditation and consciousness philosophy before ever actually stepping onto a yoga mat. Now, 15 years later Stephanie finds herself living and breathing yoga, open to where the journey takes her next. 5 years ago Stephanie opened her own Yoga + Meditation studio in the midlands, nurturing members with a 360 degree approach to wellness through Yoga, Meditation, Sound Healing, Reiki, Yoga Teacher Training Courses, Ibiza Retreats and more. Stephanie has since taken the plunge and moved to Cornwall to experience a slower pace of living closer to nature and water but continues to teach Yoga, run Teacher Training Courses and Workshops.
Stephanie specialises in Meditation, Yin/Yang Yoga, Shamanic Energy Healing practices, Moonology Workshops and Nervous System Regulation. Each Yoga class with Stephanie carries a strong theme of self discovery. Stephanie’s mission is to help her students discover who they really are when we peel away the layers of our mind, thoughts, judgements and expectations. We are all so much more than this busy mind and physical body. Practicing with Stephanie offers a way of returning to your centre, 1 breath, 1 shape, 1 practice at a time.
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Ro Doleman
VINYASA / PREGNANCY YOGA / YIN YOGA TEACHER
Ro has been teaching since 2016 and has a deep passion for helping other people experience the transformative impact of yoga.
Currently she teaches Dynamic Vinyasa Flow, Slow Flow, Yin yoga and Pregnancy Yoga. Ro completed her 500 hours advanced Teacher training with Quantum yoga, 30 hours Yin yoga with Norman Blair, 42 hours anatomy & physiology with Jambo Truong and her 85 hours Pregnancy yoga, post natal yoga and mother and baby yoga with Sally Parkes. Her past and current training continues to inspire and influence her knowledge and intelligent teaching style. She aims to pass on that inspiration to students of whatever age, background or ability, all over the world.
Her teaching has a practical approach entwining the breath, body and mind, exploring both the physical and esoteric aspects of the practice. Ro is clear at communicating and classes leave you more harmonious, healthy, happy and in true balance with yourself and the now.
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Fran Lewis
YIN + VINYASA TEACHER / REIKI HEALER
Fran is an advanced 500-hour RYT Yoga Teacher and Reiki Practitioner. Her teachings and classes are heavily focused on the energy body and the five elements with a flowing vinyasa style. She uniquely combines the many ancient Vedic practices of asana, pranayama, mantra, mudra and Ayurveda in her classes to help build strength and flexibility, move stuck or stagnant energy and bring about a feeling of balance and rejuvenation to her students.
Fran believes in yoga which is accessible to everyone, yoga as a way of life, something to weave into every moment of our day. She believes that creating space in our day for yoga practice can help cultivate presence, kindness to ourselves and others and above all connect to our truth.
A mystic, Fran has always been fascinated with astrology, tarot and all things magical since she was a young girl and her classes and events that she holds all have a spiritual twist, encouraging connection to our intuition and to receive guidance from within. Fran describes these practices has having supported her and transformed the way she lives her life and is passionate about sharing them with others, to help us navigate the waves of life and connect more deeply to our true selves. Fran is happiest immersed in nature most probably on a beach walking her dogs, with her feet in the sand and salt in her hair absorbing the elements and she never goes far without her tarot deck and favourite crystals!
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Deborah Royce
MINDFULNESS TEACHER
Mindfulness and meditation embodies the gentle spirit of seeking the sun that is within us all, a radiant journey towards self-discovery and, from that place, engaging effectively with our life from a present moment perspective.
It creates a strong connection between mind, body and breath, supporting a more interconnected and joyful life.
It accompanies yoga in being an embodied practice where we learn more about ourselves and how to respond with compassion and kindness.
Learning these skills and practicing them regularly, brings a greater sense of ease, happiness and acceptance to how we navigate our inner and outer experiences. We learn to stay present to what is actually here, relating to our circumstances with awareness, kindness and compassion whilst learning skills to navigate the ups and downs of life.
Trained as a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher and Certified Transformational Coach, Deborah brings her many years of teaching and coaching experience to group classes and 1:1 sessions.
Her way of teaching and coaching is gentle, intuitive and soul based. She aims for you to reach a deeper understanding of yourself, find presence, peace and stillness and to feel more connection with all of life, whilst cultivating the innate inner light and intuition that can help you steer a wise path in the world.