Hey, I'm Sophie. I'm so pleased you found me!
I’m a yoga teacher and student, movement lover and the founder of Soulful Sophie. More than anything, I believe movement should make you feel better, in your mind, body and soul. Not because you moved perfectly or managed the most impressive pose, but because you gave yourself time to explore, breathe and reconnect with yourself. That feeling is at the heart of everything I create.
MY WHY
Life is busy. There’s always something else to do, somewhere else to be or another thing competing for our attention. For me, yoga is an opportunity to step away from all of that for a little while.
My classes are a space where you can switch off from the outside world, reconnect with your body and move in a way that feels good for you. A space to build strength and confidence, challenge yourself when you want to, slow down when you need to, and hopefully leave feeling a little lighter than when you arrived
MY STORY
My connection to movement started long before I found yoga.
After a lifetime spent in dance studios, I studied Contemporary Dance at university, where my final research explored the Phenomenology of Dance, essentially, how movement can bring us fully into our bodies and the present moment. At the time, I had no idea how much that would eventually influence the way I teach yoga.
After graduating in 2015, my relationship with movement began to shift away from dance and towards yoga. I’d dipped my toe into various styles, but when I discovered Vinyasa Flow, something clicked. I loved the freedom of moving from one shape into another. The connection between breath and movement, the creativity and perhaps most importantly, being able to move simply for how it felt, rather than how it was being performed.
I completed my yoga teacher training in 2020 and have spent the years since teaching, practicing, learning, experimenting and continually refining the way I create my classes.
Which eventually led to...
THREAD™
MOVEMENT METHOD
Over the years, I naturally developed a very particular way of putting a practice together. I love finding unexpected connections between movements. Introducing something small at the beginning of class that returns later in a completely different way. Exploring different directions around the mat. Building strength and mobility with a purpose. Creating transitions that feel just as satisfying as the poses they connect.
My dance background has undoubtedly shaped that instinct, particularly my understanding of rhythm, transitions and how one movement can seamlessly lead into the next, but at its heart, this method is rooted in yoga.
Eventually, I realised there was a thread running through everything I created. So THREAD™ Movement Method was born. Nothing is random. There’s a thread to everything.
