Our Experts

At MIND CLARITY Retreats, we are a team of professional Experts passionate and dedicated to help each guest improve their mental and general well-being with therapy, practical self-regulation and coaching techniques, traditional yoga, breathwork and much more .

Each of our experts brings a unique perspective and approach to our retreats, ensuring that you receive a well-rounded, safe and personalized experience.

Aude Ayliffe

Founder, MBACP Psychotherapist, Transformational Coach and main Host

Aude is a British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy registered Psychotherapist, Transformational Coach, and NCH Hypnotherapist practicing for over a decade in Surrey, UK. (Aude Therapy) She created Mind Clarity Retreats based on years of successful professional experience with her therapy and coaching clients to share her knowledge and techniques.

Aude's multidisciplinary approach is specifically aimed at addressing common presenting issues like Anxiety, Narcissistic Abuse, Emotional Eating and ADHD traits and empowering her clients in understanding how their unique mind works in face of their current or past life challenges and learning long-lasting healthy strategies to cope, heal or manage them.

Aude's approach is unique: no nonsense, honest yet empathic and respectful (with a sense of humour!).

Being a registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the National Council of Hypnotherapy Aude follows strict ethical guidelines for my client's confidentiality, safety, and well-being.

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Yogacharya Umesh

Yoga Siromani and Meditation Teacher

Yogacharya Umesh's yoga practice and passion started at the age of 12. He then studied in Gurukul, India where he learnt Yoga as a way of life. Since then, furthered his knowledge from various Gurus. Certified by Sivananda Ashram, India as a “Yoga Siromani”.

Presently, a yoga consultant at Kamkus Healthcare Clinic, Harley St. London. Awarded by “The World Book of Record” at House of Commons, London in the field of Yoga and Spirituality. Have taught authentic style of yoga to various major institutions in the U.K., India and Africa.

His teachings include the traditional style of Hatha yoga, how to incorporate yoga into your daily life, off-the-mat yoga, how to breathe correctly and various breathing techniques to overcome stress and anxiety. Different tools to start or go deeper into meditation. Yoga philosophy and the essence of yoga.

Lou Sturm

Somatic Movement Educator, Adv. Rolfing® Practitioner, Yoga Instructor (Yoga Alliance)

Lou is a Body and Movement Therapist, a movement Researcher and former dancer & choreographer. For over 10 years Lou has her private practice for Rolfing® Structural Integration in Zurich (board member of the Swiss Association for Rolfing® & Structural Integration). Since 2012 she is part of the Body-Mind-Movement teaching faculty for the trainings in the US, Mexico, Brazil and Chile. Since 2003 Lou has taught more than 6000 hours of Yoga (Vinyasa Flow, Yin, Ashtanga, Acro).

Lou’s passion is sharing the poetry of anatomy and body with others. She has a sensitive and playful approach of teaching the “Living Anatomy”, in order to bring people back into “embodiment”, into the fullness of our body’s deep inner wisdom and trust. Embodying our own anatomy provides a broad and multilayered support for our connection with self.

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Jaisri Parmar

Ayurvedic Cook and Ayurveda Lifestyle Teacher

Jaisri wholeheartedly shares her lifelong passion for food and “Ayurveda” cooking & lifestyle. Founder of Awesome Aunty Healthy catering company supplying to corporates and Individuals. She also holds various cooking classes to spread her passion and knowledge of healthy cooking.

Ayurvedic cooking is preparing food by following the basic principles that the ancient Ayurveda texts give for digestion, food compatibility, seasonality & much more.

The word Ayurveda is a conjugation of two Sanskrit words 'ayus', meaning 'life' and 'veda', meaning 'science', thus ayurveda literally means the “science of Life”.