About

Hi, I’m Clare Hudson and I’m the owner of this site,  Mummy to a three year old boy and baby girl, and London based yoga teacher.

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. — Goethe

I set Thought Brick up in 2013 my brother Mike from Van Dog Traveller, after discovering an old book belonging to my grandparents, with the words Thought Brick handwritten inside. My grandparents used to use the term to highlight how powerful our thoughts are and that if you change your thoughts, you can change your life. Back in the 70’s, I think they did the Thought Bricks positive thinking course, which is where I believe this name originally came from, but I can’t be sure. Either way, I think ‘Thought Brick’ is a beautiful concept that we can all relate to in some way. 

What I write about

Thought Brick began as an outlet for me to simply explore and share ideas and thoughts around mind, body, spirit and belief, after I had an incredibly powerful meditation experience back in 2011 whilst working in Tasmania. I wasn’t a regular meditator but this one session I went to absolutely blew my mind and led me to want to explore mind-body practices in a lot more depth. I’m not religious and even to this day, I don’t subscribe to one over arching belief system or spiritual practice.

A lot of what I write about is from the perspective of a ‘Beginner’. I’m a huge fan of the Zen Buddhist ‘Beginner’s Mind’ teachings. Although I am a qualified yoga and meditation teacher now, there is still always so much more to learn. You can expect to find articles on a whole range of subjects here from the Wim Hof Method to lucid dreaming, yoga and much more. 

Current yoga and meditation practice

I practise Hatha/ Vinyasa flow yoga alongside the Wim Hof Method and a Deborah King mantra meditation.

A bit more about me

I won’t bore you with my life story, but read on if you want to know a bit more…

I’m a yoga and meditation teacher specialising in yoga for individuals, couples and small groups. You can check out my yoga website for more info on sessions and my yoga practice. 

I have a degree in Fine Art and also co-run an Etsy shop called Yoga Spirit Art which I run with my Mum. We design and sell yoga and meditation inspired prints.

More recently I set up a podcast called Squiggly Lives with one of my good friends Helena. Every few weeks we chat to a new person about what purpose means to them.

I’ve travelled quite a bit, lived on the Arctic Circle for half a year and have done a lot of different jobs before deciding to teach yoga, blog and build a life that makes me feel present and alive. 

Favourite quote

Imagination is the preview to life’s coming attractions” — Albert Einstein

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Courses and qualifications

• BA Hons Fine Art

Yoga and meditation teacher trainings

• iRest yoga nidra Level 1 teacher training with James Reeves at Triyoga
• Pre and post natal yoga teacher training in Arundel West Sussex with Sally Parkes (85 hour Yoga Alliance, Yoga Alliance Professionals and FEDANT accredited)
• Yoga teacher training in India with Krishna Sikhwal, Deepa Lakhyani and Mimi Adeogba from Rishikesh Yog Peeth (500 hour Yoga Alliance accredited training)
• Level 3 yoga diploma in London with Conrad Paul from Yoga Professionals (REPS accredited)
• Meditation, Stress Management, Applied Philosophy & Eastern Psychology teacher training with Alexander Filmer Lorch (200 hour Yoga Alliance Professionals accredited training)

Yoga and meditation intensive courses and workshops

• Teaching yoga one to one with Erika Shapiro at Yogi Yoga
• Vinyasa flow sequencing – a subtle art with Erika Shapiro at YogiYoga
• Supporting injured students workshop with Andrew McGonigle (Doctor Yogi) at Triyoga
• Embodied yoga anatomy course with Jennilee Toner from Ekhart Yoga
• Vipassana silent meditation
• Sivananda (Tamil Nadu, India) ashram stay, learning and practising yoga and meditation