Claire & Geoff

We moved to Northern Ireland, Geoff's birthplace and home, back in 2002. We didn't want to contribute to the brain drain of people leaving Northern Ireland for careers elsewhere, and wanted to be a positive part of the renaissance here.

It took several years, but eventually Claire left full-time work for....well, full-time (all the time?) self-employment as a yoga teacher. We saw the need for a wellbeing studio in East Belfast and so Maitri Studio was born. With Geoff as the tech and design guy behind the scenes, and Claire teaching yoga, we set out on this dream. And we couldn't have imagined how quickly it's all grown!

We love offering this open, welcoming, calm space in Belfast. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

You can read a bit more about us with this interview conducted a couple of years ago.