Ordinary People Academy

01/10/2025

The Ordinary People Academy Breathwork Facilitator Training course starts next week and I have a great discount off both the Pay in Full AND Instalment options!

Just use the coupon code FRIEND to get 20% off this accredited trauma-inforned 6-month training and add Breathwork to your current offerings or start a brand new career!

https://ordinarypeopleacademy.com/breathwork-training/

13/09/2025

As I prepare for this week's Breathwork for Trauma & Nervous System Workshop and open applications for the October 2025 6-Month Accredited Breathwork Facilitator Training (with only 12 seats available), I was reviewing my testimonials and came across this fantastic feedback from S:

Victoria is such an engaging mentor, she is like catching up with an old friend! Super supportive throughout all the training, going above and beyond. I’m so grateful to have landed on her website - it was meant to be! The course is so informative, easy to follow and brilliantly laid out. If you are curious, go for it, you won’t regret it! Thank you Victoria!

Would you like to experience some of this? Then join me on Tuesday 16th Sept at 7pm to hear more. Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/k8evBWCqQgqAKtbcX7zsvw

06/09/2025

Happy 4th birthday to you my son. You are so creative and funny and make even the darkest days brighter. Daddy and I love you always and forever.

15/08/2025

Summer in Jersey 2025. Thanks and for having us. We had a blast!

04/08/2025

Breathwork for Ordinary People – Free Sunday Session
Sunday 10th August | 7–7.30pm on Zoom

If your week’s been full-on, your head’s noisy, or your nervous system is frayed at the edges — come along this Sunday for 30 gentle minutes of guided breathwork.

We’ll regulate, downshift and land back in ourselves — together, from wherever you are.

You don’t need experience. You don’t need to be good at it. You just need to be a person with lungs!

This week’s session will be gently led by one of my brilliant Breathwork Facilitators-in-training — someone who’s been diving deep into nervous system care, trauma-aware practice and the simple power of breath.

Free to join. Come as you are.
👉 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/iUYHFLYATuGfG6fI3OCnTg

16/07/2025

Too old? Too creaky? Too “normal”?

Perfect!

Our Yoga Teacher Training isn’t for influencers doing splits on beaches. It’s for real people with a real love of yoga and who want to teach with integrity.

You’ll learn how to adapt, cue with confidence, and teach inclusive, trauma-aware classes that change lives (including your own!)

💥 Starts Sept 2025
💸 Earlybird deposit = £495
👀 Check the link in bio for more details

26/06/2025

We have had a few cancellations for our online relaxation class tonight. It starts at 7pm via Zoom and finishes at 8pm.
If you would like to join, please register here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wrGyQ3kOQXWnjtwtHcMoqQ

This class is for unpaid carers and is taken by Victoria at Ordinary People Academy. The session includes gentle stretching and breathing exercises from the comfort of your own home (via zoom) followed by a guided meditation.

03/06/2025

16/05/2025

YOGA TEACHER TRAINING NORTHERN IRELAND

What do you actually learn on our Yoga Teacher Training?

:: Western & Eastern Anatomy
:: Asana AND pranayama
:: Trauma-sensitive teaching
:: Planning, theming & sequencing classes
:: How to build a career from day one

It’s personal development and professional development – all in one!

This much-loved, in-person 10-month course kicks off in September 2025 and runs until June 2026 at Claire’s beautiful studio in Magherafelt. We’re keeping the vibe intimate and high-quality – just 8 places available, and one of them has your name on it (if you’re quick).

And here’s the best bit:
There’s an Earlybird Price available right now – a little reward for those of you who know you’re ready to go for it.

Link in bio to read the full curriculum. Book a free call to chat about whether it’s the right fit for you.

13/05/2025

YOGA TEACHER TRAINING NORTHERN IRELAND

Meet your trainers!

We don’t do fluff.

We DO do in-depth learning, trauma-informed teaching, and biz support to help you thrive as a Yoga Teacher.

We’re Claire & Victoria – and we’d love to teach you.

Between us we’ve got over 30 years of yoga teaching, studio running, training delivery and curriculum design under our belts. We've trained hundreds of teachers and we still love it.

We’re not here to churn out carbon copies – we’re here to help you become your version of an exceptional yoga teacher.

DM us with any questions or head to the link in bio to book a free call and chat through your next steps.

16/04/2025

Full Moon in Libra. Sun in Aries.
Translation: Your nervous system might be doing laps right now.

Trying to keep the peace, meet everyone’s needs and assert your own boundaries? Welcome to the cosmic chaos.

Add in Good Friday and the Easter weekend – sugar highs, family expectations, no nursery, and a “holiday” that somehow feels more stressful than a work day – and it’s a perfect storm for burnout.

So I’m holding a free Breathwork for Ordinary People session on Good Friday (7pm – 7.30pm) on Zoom.

We’re keeping it calm and simple:
→ No heavy emotional processing
→ No intensity
→ Just functional breathing to help you reset and regulate

I’ll be needing it too – Alisdair’s off nursery and currently serving maximum three-year-old energy.

Sign up via the Zoom link in bio.
Replay goes to Zoom registrants first, then I’ll share it with the wider world.

Come as you are. Pyjamas, snacks and chocolate hangovers all welcome.

14/04/2025

You don’t need to be extraordinary to start…
…but you will feel like an extraordinary Yoga Teacher by the end.

At the Ordinary People Academy, we believe the yoga world needs more down-to-earth teachers who actually get real life.

Not just performance. Not perfection. Just real transformation.

Ready to train in a way that celebrates who you already are? Book your spot now for the upcoming Northern Ireland Yoga Teacher Training with us and Claire's Yoga Studio (DM me for the link).