Claudia is a very professional, inspiring and experienced Life coach. She tailored her sessions…read moretowards my exact needs and knew how to approach my personal and professional obstacles in a highly gentle way at the time. I felt completely comfortable in confiding in her and opening my world to her. I left the sessions feeling more confident, more happy and more ready to face the world with a positive attitude! I felt like nothing was impossible if I really put my mind to it. Thank you Claudia, you have contributed to my success a lot.

The coaching delivered by Claudia was really helpful in getting me to put balance back into my…read morelife. She gave me useful techniques for managing my time better and for dealing with procrastination, which I'm still using. She also helped me to start doing regular exercise. I'm not only less stressed but my health has improved, I'm meeting deadlines and achieving more at work and in my personal life. (Ms RS, social worker, North London)

I am really surprised at the reviews below (or perhaps shall I say review as singular, as the one…read morestar drama is completely baffling and sounds like nothing I could imagine experiencing at Yogasphere). I have been a very happy regular client of Yogasphere for little over a year now, and I know many familiar faces which I see at classes just as regularly - and none of us have one bad word to say about the business. Mandy and Leo are the lovely studio owners and the main instructors. Each has a slightly different style, but I love that they both make sure to be very personal with their clients. No matter how full the class is, they always keep walking around and correcting people's posture to make sure that everybody does the poses properly. As someone with a massive anti-talent for movement, I really appreciate that. I also appreciate that even when I started as a complete yoga noob, I was always made feel very welcomed in all the classes. No matter what you fitness/flexibility/experience level is, you are always presented with options so you can keep up with the rest of the class and still get your maximum benefit from the exercise. The same applies if you have injuries. But let me tell you, I have been going for a year and despite seeing improvement in my skills, I definitely can't say that the classes are getting any 'easier' for me - and looking at the faces of the yoga regulars as we are all sweating and trying to make our muscles listen and hold the pose for a just breath longer, I think they agree. Basically the bottom line is - no matter how low or high your fitness level is, I think you will be continuously pushed at these classes and that you'll feel great every time when you leave. The classes on offer are generally divided into the open level yoga classes (more dynamic) and the mindbody yoga (which incorporates more meditation and the benefits of slower, longer controlled movements, etc.). I mostly take the dynamic classes, and I like that the instructors incorporate the explanations of the background of yoga as a millennia-old practice and the importance of mindfulness of the breath during practice very naturally. Similarly, they are very good at guiding you through the final savasana, so you leave each class very relaxed. There are multiple locations: I have tried the Albany Club and Hampstead, and I find both of them great. The space is comfortable and the bathrooms are showers are always spotless and with a good selection of hygiene products. (The only thing to perhaps be ready for beforehand is that the Albany club recently added a charge for towels, so you might wanna bring your own. Oh well. Towels are complimentary at Matt Roberts.) Yogasphere also organizes many luxurious overseas yoga retreats in wonderful locations like Costa Rica or the Himalayas. It will be a while before I can try these out, but again, I've talked to a couple of ladies who have, and they had a blast. Seriously, don't get dissuaded by the reviews below, and give this studio a shot - they rule.

Eh. Bought a Time Out deal for the Albany location last…read moreyear, for the price of almost 2 pounds of class with the deal I guess I got what I paid for. The studio location at the Albany gym left a lot to be desired; blocking out the bpm music of the gym downstairs, and the pigeons humming all over the roof. When I first bought the deal there were a number of different offerings throughout the week at the albany location, as time went on this changed drastically. The instructors were ok, not very inviting, the classes weren't my particular taste but its always nice to try new things. Through my exeriences of their classes and inconsistency im a bit baffled at their shard location and press. I would never pay full price for their classes, but if you see one of their many online deals; try it out it could be your thing, just keep in mind the schedules are bound to change.

I am not sure what to make of "School of Life". On one hand it is novel concept, on another hand it…read morescreams tweedy intellectualism with a dash of Kumbya Atheism. I liked the Robert Emerson book of essays for 2.50 on sale, and a book about teaching your grandma how to text. This place offers free tea and course for adults about love and life.There are little presents here (like poster books of quotes, that are like SO DEEP). I find this place a bit pretentious in an unassuming way. Unsure what to make of it even now.

I totally agree with the individual who reviewed the School of Life - he goes under name, Rory…read more And yes, I totally admit, that I myself do not know what to make of the School of Life. Apparently, the School of Life declares itself to free from dogma, not affiliated to any religious, educational, charitable or other organisations. I cannot see how that's possible to be honest. I know, as well as everyone else that the School of Life, was or still is owned and founded by Alain de Botton, author and philosopher, along side with Sophie Howarth, a former curator from the Tate Modern. I know that the shop has changed substantially since 2008, when the School of Life first opened it's door for the first time. As of late, my retail experience while browsing inside the School of Life philosophy bookshop, has been somewhat completely disappointing. I find all the staff very cold, dismissive, ignorant and more importantly, totally disinterested in what you are looking. I wouldn't even waste your brain cells on the School of Life - at all. To call themselves, "School of Life" seems nice and beautiful on the outside. But on the inside, as soon as you walk into their premises, I find the staff incredibly cold, rude, condescending, patronizing, true ignorance and very distant. To be very clear to anyone who reads this: the staff at the School of Life, never say hello to you, when you enter their premises and they never say goodbye to when you exit their premises. That to me, is totally unjust, considering that they stock some pricey black crew-neck Philosophy jumper, designed by Bella Freud; I'd rather go to Dover Street Market, to buy a Comme des Garçons jumper from those guys, at least I am being served by polite and decent Japanese retail staff unlike the rotten and cold rude staff members at the School of Life. Considering the retail prices are slightly more expensive then in Mayfair shops - I seriously hate the staff who run the School of Life, with absolute passion. Mentioning ignorant, I find the retail manager (male) - I find him totally ignorant, impolite and very dismissive. I will not mention any names of staff members, however I will confirm that the staff who run the School of Life, a total waste of human DNA.