Claire Santos (she/her) is a yoga and meditation teacher, painter, and freelance writer currently living in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. She is a former US Marine Corps Sergeant who was introduced to yoga as an infant and found meditation at 12.
She has been teaching yoga and meditation for over 14 years. Claire is credentialed through Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT 500 & YACEP.
She currently offers donation based online 200hr and 300hr YTT through her yoga school, group classes, private sessions both in person and virtually and she also leads workshops, retreats internationally through a trauma informed, resilience focused lens with an emphasis on accessibility and inclusivity.
Her specialty is guiding students to a place of personal empowerment and global consciousness through mind, body, spirit integration by offering universal spiritual teachings in an accessible, grounded, modern way that makes them easy to grasp and apply immediately to the business of living the best life possible.
Claire’s Articles:
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Vinyasa Flow for Beginners: Building Blocks and Your First Sequence
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Breathwork for Athletes: Techniques to Boost VO2 Max and Recovery
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Your Spring Ayurvedic Cleanse Guide: Why April Is the Best Month to Reset
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Online Yoga Enrollment Hits Record High in 2026 as Hybrid Practice Goes Global
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Walking Yoga Searches Surge 2,414% — What Is It and Should You Try It?
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Remembering Lilias Folan: How the ‘First Lady of Yoga’ Brought the Practice Into Millions of American Homes
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Sound Baths Are Moving From Yoga Studios to Fortune 500 Boardrooms
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6th Neuroscience and Yoga Conference Reveals New Brain Research
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Apple TV’s ‘Twisted Yoga’ Exposes Cult-Like Yoga Studios — 5 Red Flags Every Practitioner Should Know
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Yoga for Spring Allergies: Poses and Breathwork to Ease Seasonal Symptoms
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Adaptive Yoga Is Going Mainstream in 2026 — And It’s Long Overdue
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Yoga for Depression: Evidence-Based Poses and Practices to Lift Your Mood
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Cleveland Clinic Trial: Virtual Yoga Cuts Back Pain and Slashes Medication Use
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Online Yoga Is Evolving Fast in 2026 — New Data Reveals What Students Actually Want
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Apple TV’s ‘Twisted Yoga’ Puts Guru Abuse in the Spotlight — What Students Need to Know
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Pranayama Guide: The Science and Practice of Yogic Breathing
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Yoga for Health Conditions: How Yoga Can Help With Pain, Anxiety, Sleep, and More
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India Launches 5-Minute In-Flight Yoga Protocol to Help Travelers Beat Jet Lag and Stiffness
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The Dark Side of Meditation: New Research Reveals Adverse Effects We Don’t Talk About Enough
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New Research Confirms Meditation Doesn’t Rest the Brain — It Reshapes It
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30-Day Yoga Challenge For Beginners: A Complete Week-By-Week Plan
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New Study Finds 7-Day Meditation Retreat Can Rapidly Rewire the Brain
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India Launches ‘Yoga 365’ Campaign to Make Daily Practice a National Habit
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Vagus Nerve Yoga: 7 Poses to Calm Your Nervous System
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Yoga for Cyclists: 10 Essential Poses Every Rider Needs
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Sedona Yoga Festival 2026 Returns With Over 150 Sessions This April
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What Is Ahimsa? The Complete Guide to Non-Violence in Yoga
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Sedona Yoga Festival 2026: What To Know About This Year’s Biggest Yoga Gathering
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Sedona Yoga Festival 2026 Returns With Five Days of World-Class Yoga and Wellness
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Sound Healing and Yoga: How Sound Baths Can Deepen Your Practice
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Thailand’s Absolute Sanctuary Named World’s Best Yoga Retreat at 2026 Global Spa Awards
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Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: A Complete Guide to Healing Through Practice
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India Launches ‘Yoga 365’ Campaign to Make Yoga a Daily Habit for Millions
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Yoga for Jaw Tension and TMJ: 7 Poses and Practices for Relief
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Wall Yoga Poses For Beginners: 10 Supported Poses To Build Confidence
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Sedona Yoga Festival 2026 Brings Global Wellness Experts to Red Rock Country This April
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Isvara Pranidhana: Understanding the Power of Surrender In The Modern World