calli popham

What Calli is doing here is so much more than just training yoga teachers; she is actively changing the landscape of yoga for the better. Her unwavering commitment to an intersectional feminist approach is not just taught, it's embodied in everything she does. She is a true example of Ahimsa in action.

Practicing yoga with Calli feels like I’m following a Nymph Goddess who guides me through rivers and Forrest to come back home to my body and heart centre. She’s taught me to let go of the anxiety of following instructions and competing with others and instead to listen and flow to the rhythm of my own body and soul, however that might be and whatever I might need on that day. From the moment you get on the mat until you float off it, her class is a beautiful journey inwards, with a few giggles along the way, only to land back home surrounded and supported by community and love. Online or offline, my week wouldn’t be the same without her!

Being taught by Calli for my Teacher Training has been nothing else but fantastic. Not only did she guide me to explore my practice but she introduced new sensations and experiences. Calli is creating the most beautiful and creative flows with a lot of thought and intention behind. Having practiced with her for years I’ve recognised that she'll forever bring something new to the mat, always exploring and sharing. Calli is such an inspiration and is without doubt one of the best teachers in London. Having done my training with her helped me to find my centre, I will forever be grateful for having Calli as my teacher. 

Calli's energy and passion for teaching shines through. Her classes are always fun, challenging and nourishing. She has an amazing ability to be able to encourage growth and self-inquiry in a lighthearted way. I always look forward to practicing with Calli.

Calli is magic in holding spaces with an abundance of care, where the whole of you is welcome. Her passion and knowledge is infectious, you’ll leave any training feeling inspired to explore further and share from a place of trusting your own body’s wisdom.  Learning from Calli is a transformative and embodied experience that vibrates through your cells and leaves your heart full. 

It’s hard to find the words for Calli’s magic. She provides a safe space for you to explore movement in a way that feels delicious for your body. Moving with her means losing all sense of conscious thought and turning instead into a fluid, rhythmic, marshmallow of a human. I love her classes, and am yet to meet somebody that doesn’t, but her teacher trainings are something else entirely. Incredible physical teaching, with such a clear passion for embodied practise and functional anatomy, all delivered in wonderful and diverse communities of people. The best teacher I’ve ever found, and a beautiful person through and through.

Calli shares her insights so passionately, from a place that feels so exciting that you cannot help but be excited yourself! The way in which she holds space and facilitates movement is nothing short of magic. It is as though your nervous system is getting one giant hug. Such richness evolves from a place of safety, nourishment and being held.

I've never experienced teachings and energy quite like Calli. She’s an exceptional teacher with an eloquent way of explaining sometimes hard to grasp concepts and anatomy. This CPD exceeded all expectations and was well structured - a great mix of theory, feeling, partner work and discussions. I would highly recommend and cannot wait to join her for more embodied learning soon. She’s the best!

Calli is a wounderful & passionate teacher that sparked so much inquiry & excitement in me about how my practice & teachings are evolving in a direction that not only feels right for me & my body, but is a natural & functional way for my students to move, learn, heal & grow. I can not recommend this training enough! I was called to it & I know why! I personally believe every single yoga teacher out there would benefit from this eye & mind opening training & explorational & inspirational learning, to help them unlearn & grow.

Calli is probably the most special teacher in the world. If you are lucky enough to find her you'll feel both held, seen and safe in the quietest parts of you and yet at the same time joyfully excitement and out the packet new as she's shown you the joy and freedom of moving in YOUR body. I always refer to Calli as "my teacher" because everything that ever stuck, changed me, moved me came from calli. And for that I am eternally grateful xx

Calli is a kind, compassionate and highly knowledgeable and skilled yoga specialist. I go to Calli’s classes as often as I can make it in, and have taken her CPD also. Calli offers invaluable insight into how to teach and practice in a way that honours the positive parts of the yoga tradition, but that also acknowledges and adapts to our modern context. I always come away with a greater reverence for the human form, feeling positive, lighter and more grounded. Highly recommend.

Most amazing and fantastic individual and teacher. My spouse and I are honoured to be Calli’s students for more than 8 years. She tailors the class to our needs every time and brings an energy that makes both our body and mind feel so much better afterwards. We are so happy to have found her in 2016 and so proud to be her students ever since.

One of the best teachers and humans I have practiced with and learnt from. Finding Calli, her studio and her embodied way of teaching has been my favourite thing about moving to Brighton

Calli is a wonderful teacher, her classes are a sanctuary and her teaching (both in classes that I’ve attended since 2015 and a teacher training I attended in 2017) is inclusive, knowledgeable, embodied and most importantly made me feel at home in my body.

Practicing with Calli is an absolute joy! She somehow manages to give exactly what you need in that moment and bring you right back to yourself. I've been on her teacher training course and prenatal CPD and feel very lucky to have been able to learn from her. She has an incredible passion and depth of knowledge.

Calli is one of the best teachers EVER. Her swirling and unravelling, her spacious and juicy flow, her love of yoga, everyone’s individual uniqueness and her humility (and laugh) make every class JOY. I leave feeling new every time! Thank you.

Calli has a special gift for teaching the most beautiful classes. I had the pleasure of being a student on her YTT course many years ago, and still have some of her sayings pop into my head when teaching. If only I was closer to Hove, I'd love to visit Flow state 💚

Calli is one of the most grounded, intuitive and compassionate yoga teachers I’ve encountered. Her sessions strike a balance between physical alignment, breath and emotional depth – delivered with warmth and integrity. Whether you’re new to yoga or have a long-standing practice, Calli creates a space that feels both safe and expansive. She brings care to each class, tailoring her guidance to meet you where you are. Highly recommended.

Calli is a phenomenal teacher and mentor. I've practised with Calli, trained with her on the Embody and Flow CPD and had some incredible 121 sessions which included movement, TRE and mentoring. She is creative, intuitive, and incredibly passionate and provides a safe and nurturing container in which to move and breathe and connect to yourself and those around you. Calli has so much passion and love for the practise of yoga and a deep knowledge of the body, the brain and the practise of yoga. Her infectious energy and ability to impart knowledge with ease and with beautiful imagery make everything she does pure magic!

Calli is a one-of-a-kind teacher, I was lucky enough to get a place on her Embody & Flow CPD in September and you could have heard a pin drop in the Flow State studio when she was teaching. Her passion for embodied practises is infectious, she inspires awe of our bodies and the way we move, gives permission to think for ourselves and to move authentically with joy. Thank you so much Calli for sharing your magical gifts, your teaching has changed my practice and teaching forever.

Inspiring and transformative - Calli's progressive teaching and wisdom has had a profound impact on the trajectory of my yoga teaching journey. My entire understanding and experience of yoga as a movement practice has changed forever. So too has my ability to listen, connect and feel my own body. What Calli teaches is a gift.

Calli - I can't thank you enough for curating this course! It was a profound and invaluable source of inspiration that I can't wait to explore further, both in my own teaching and movement practice. The language you use helps bring complex ideas to life with such ease, that the cells in your body have no choice but to illuminate and feel every little detail. Your delivery felt really inclusive with a perfect blend of theory and practice, and you cultivated a beautiful sense of community over the weekend. I left feeling held, uplifted and excited about the journey ahead...thank you!

I have been a yoga teacher for about 2 years but teaching in a studio for one, I was coming up against some resistance and falling a little out of love with teaching yoga as I wanted it to evolve so I could deliver a better experience for those attending, Calli's CPD was exactly what I needed and now has given me a much needed shift to explore a more embodied approach which I now am excited to slowly integrate using her brilliant guidance and insight!

Calli is so well-read and so informed about the topic. She seamlessly wove together traditional texts with current science with indescribable woo woo in a way that felt simple and accessible. I found myself nodding along and feeling her words in the tightest corners of my heart. It was a truly profound training experience and I would have stayed for weeks just to sit in community with Calli and listen to her share her knowledge. I am already planning to come back to continue learning from her.

So magical! Calli creates such a delicious space for moving, exploring and learning about embodied movement grounded by her wide and passionate knowledge. So many ahhh moments and so many lovley feels in my body and brain after practicing with her- pure joy! I always thought there was alternative to the sometimes rigid "rules" of yoga and here it is wrapped up in a beautiful space with some really special humans. Thank you x

The course was excellent, it was my first introduction to learning about an embodied approach to yoga, and it felt like the whole weekend was aha moment after aha moment! Calli´s beautiful, carefully woven yoga classes take you on a journey where you feel free to explore and connect with your own practice on a much deeper level. Learning the theory and diving deep into the science behind embodied yoga was fascinating, Calli has the rare gift of being able to communicate complex ideas in a beautifully succinct, manageable way. I came away feeling empowered and inspired. Thank you so much, what an absolute gift!

Calli is an inspirational person, so it’s no surprise she holds a truly inspirational training. If you are looking to find open curiosity about what yoga is and can be, if you want to challenge your preconceptions about movement and what is ‘right of wrong’, and if you want to be in a warm, inviting, fun and playful space whilst doing so - this is the training for you! In a way Calli has helped me question a lot of things that really needed questioning, and I feel I am going to be a much better facilitator because of it!

Calli is a deeply inspiring guide who is truly nurturing a flourishing community of differentiated embodied practitioners. Calli’s practice and curriculum is expansive and energising, bringing in a constantly evolving tapestry of science, history and philosophy to provide unique and insightful training. She combines this technical wisdom with emotional intelligence, great humour and above all deep kindness to create transformative experiences. She is a gifted teacher and facilitator, striking the perfect balance of breadth, depth and dialogue.

Calli's wonderful knowledge and embodied anatomical approach was brilliant – beautiful, creative morning practices and practical exploration combined with deep discussion to help us move away from an old alignment way of thinking to a more embodied somatic approach. I stepped away feeling confident and keen to work this into my classes and inspired to keep learning more. I'm already considering doing both her other embodied cps!

This course, the way Calli sees the world and the way we move within it is nothing short of magic and utterly inspiring. Not only that but she oozes passion, creativity and knowledge which again sparks inspiration and lightbulb moments throughout. Her philosophy and way of teaching resonates so much and I believe if we learn to move from an embodied place we would be more accepting of ourselves, we wouldn't be so fixated on needing to fix, push, force or change ourselves, we would all be able to walk through the world with a little more ease. I feel like I want to do it all over again.

Calli’s Embody & Flow CPD was so eye opening. I loved exploring concepts from different perspectives and found her insights on embryology particularly interesting. Calli’s passion and enthusiasm is infectious, the course was full of joy and exploration. Her unique approaches were beautiful and awe inspiring. Right from the start Calli created an open and safe environment, encouraging everyone to participate, to get to know each other and to learn from each other. I’ve come away feeling so inspired and excited to develop ideas further and put learnings into practice. I can’t wait to come back for more Embodied Beings trainings. I would highly recommend!