Gladys believes that wellness and balance in an individual’s life can be achieved through mindfulness practices and learning to accept the true you. Gladys Smith is an experienced world traveler, with over twenty years in the Army, a wellness counselor for over twenty years, and also an educator and counselor currently at Webster University. Gladys […] Continue reading → 
Make your peace and happiness a priority today. Samantha Uelk shares her Passionate Why for taking our Clayton Yoga Teacher Training. She has begun her training in March and will graduate in August 2015. “Yoga came into my life at exactly the perfect time. I didn’t quite know it then, but looking back, it was […] Continue reading → 
Imagine getting Yoga Alliance certificated in 2015 and being ready to teach anywhere in the world? Also, what about simply wanting to get really good at practicing yoga, learning how to create your own yoga sequence and be in the best shape of your life? Whether your seeking to become a teacher of yoga or […] Continue reading → 
Our upcoming Yoga Teacher Training features five unique ways to absorb the information (Yoga buddy time, group practice, study guide and materials found on our yoga private training membership site, journal writing) and much more! What is wonderful about this teacher training is the level of support we bring. With four yoga teachers and only […] Continue reading → 
At Clayton Yoga, we offer yoga instruction based on 10 years of practical experience, running a yoga studio, teaching corporate yoga classes and now having trained over 500 yoga instructors to receive their Yoga Alliance Certification. Yoga is a 5,000 year old practice that reintegrates the mind, breath and body, providing each practitioner with a […] Continue reading → 
Clayton Yoga Teacher Training began in June 2003 with the request of one corporate yoga student, Becky Elrod. Standing outside the wellness yoga studio, on a hot summer day, finishing up a yoga class, Becky came right up, and asked when would we train her to teach this kind of yoga? Having learned from the […] Continue reading → 
Renee Sarkaras signed up for our yoga teacher training last fall and will receive her certificate this month. Read more in the blogpost about how yoga empowered Renee to keep going! “If you would have told the old me that I would be leading this healthy lifestyle and pursuing my yoga teacher training certification, I […] Continue reading → 
Black Belt and yoga: our yoga teacher in training Elaine shares her journey to become a certified yoga teacher. “Growing up I was healthy and active, but always a bit ‘thicker” than my peers. I was self-conscious about body image. It was not a hindrance, but it always floated around in my mind. My Mom […] Continue reading → 
Meet Alexandra Belisle, Clayton Yoga’s youngest teacher in training. “What do I want to do with my life? That was the big question on my mind when starting college this time last year. I pondered this question the entire first semester. There were so many options, yet none of them really peaked my interest. During […] Continue reading → 
In our yoga teacher training, we often ask our students to describe what makes them feel like a giant. Please read this wonderful essay written by Katie Payne who recently graduated from Clayton Yoga Summer Teacher Training Intensive. “Many instances in my life have allowed me to “feel like a giant”: to feel joyful, enthusiastic, […] Continue reading →