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Assessment · yoga instructors round yoga-classes-2026-09

Big Heart Yoga review

Ranked 4 of 9 in Yoga instructors in Telford

Best for: traditional Ashtanga-rooted yoga with an experienced teacher

Sole Trader

Telford · Service area: Telford, Ironbridge

Big Heart Yoga in short

Big Heart Yoga is founder Claire's Telford practice, teaching traditional Ashtanga-rooted yoga from an Ironbridge Gorge base, with workshops and a teacher-training day alongside [1] [3]. Claire teaches in a lineage tracing back to Krishnamacharya, shaped by study in India and her teacher Stewart Gilchrist, and publishes long-form training credentials on the teachers page [3]. That traditional root is what defines Big Heart Yoga. Assistant teachers cover workshops while Claire leads the traditional programme through the year [2] [3].

Customer reviews are outstanding, with five stars on Google [4]. Classes book online with assistant teachers covering workshops [2] [3]. What counts against Big Heart Yoga is the missing commercial detail: no class prices are published beyond a training-day figure, and no insurance details appear [1].

Big Heart Yoga reviews and ratings on other sites

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Google5.0 out of 545

Our verdict

Our judgement: Big Heart Yoga suits you if you want a traditional practice from a teacher whose lineage and training record are published in detail [3]. The class schedule books online with assistant teachers covering workshops [2] [3]. What counts against it is the missing paperwork, with no class prices and no insurance details published.

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
63.6 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

72

Google 5 out of 5 from 45 reviews [4].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

70

200-hour teacher training and 500-hour advanced training membership is listed on the business's own website [1] [2].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

55

No class prices are published. A £200 training day price and shop item prices are the only figures on the site [1]. Partial transparency only.

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

85

The site sets out the practice style and community [1], routes class booking online [2] and profiles each teacher with background and lineage [3].

Industry qualifications

Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.

Strengths

  • Founder Claire teaches in a traditional lineage tracing back to Krishnamacharya, shaped by study in India and her teacher Stewart Gilchrist [3].

  • She publishes a 200-hour teacher training certification plus 500-hour advanced training, and the site describes her as a registered teacher with enhanced DBS clearance and first-aid certification [1] [3].

  • The Google listing carries 5 out of 5 from 45 reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [4].

Limitations

  • No class prices are published, only a £200 teacher-training day and shop items, so pricing transparency is partial [1] [2].

  • No insurance details are published and no company record shows how long the practice has traded [1] [3].

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Questions about Big Heart Yoga

Is Big Heart Yoga any good?

On the evidence, yes for a traditional practice: it sits fourth in our Telford table, holds five stars on Google, and publishes the founder's lineage and long training record in detail [3] [4]. Class prices and insurance details are unpublished, which is the main gap. Read the full review, then book a class through the website.

Is Big Heart Yoga registered with a yoga scheme?

No mandatory registration applies to yoga teaching. The site lists 200-hour teacher training plus 500-hour advanced training and describes Claire as a registered teacher with DBS clearance [1] [3]. No independent register entry is shown, so treat that as a stated background. Ask to see the certificate behind the class you plan to join.

What does Big Heart Yoga charge?

No class prices are published; the only figures on the site are a £200 teacher-training day and shop items [1]. That makes it the least transparent in the round on price. Ask for the cost of a single class and any block before you commit to anything.

Where does Big Heart Yoga work?

Big Heart Yoga teaches from an Ironbridge Gorge base in Telford, with workshops and a teacher-training day alongside regular classes [1] [3]. Classes book through the website [2]. Send your postcode with the enquiry to confirm the nearest session. Confirm parking and access when you book.

How is Big Heart Yoga ranked?

It ranks fourth of the nine teachers in our September round, carried by customer reviews and a detailed training record. Unpublished prices and missing insurance detail are what hold it below the top three. Read the full review, then confirm the price of your first class.

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  4. The Curly Yogi59.9 / 100Ranked 5. Best for beginner-friendly yoga in Ketley and Kynnersley.

Sources

  1. Big Heart Yoga homepage — practice, training day and shop Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Big Heart Yoga classes page — booking route Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Big Heart Yoga teachers page — founder and teacher backgrounds Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Google Maps listing — Big Heart Yoga, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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