Philip Clift

Philip has enjoyed a life-long passion for exploring and optimizing the human body and soul.

 

That passion first found expression in his study of massage. After receiving his training at the Atlanta School of massage, Philip began experimenting with a variety of deep tissue modalities. Fusing those with Thai massage and Ashiatsu, Philip developed a massage style that is uniquely his own.

 

Philip discovered yoga by happenstance over 25 years ago. Inspired by a single magazine cover featuring a compelling photo of a practioner in Kukkutasana, Philip launched into a multi-decade study of the practice with a focus on Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga (variations of which are commonly taught in the US as "Power Yoga"). It's no exaggeration to say that yoga has become Philip's life purpose.

 

Supplementing his traditional Ashtanga foundation with modern sequencing philosophies, Philip has created a unique style of yoga called Khai yoga. Students describe Philip's Khai yoga as challenging, centering and even hypnotizing.

 

Unlike most modern yoga where hands on adjustments are discouraged in favor of verbal cues, Philip's Khai yoga teaches primarily through an intuitive touch guided by decades of studying anatomy and massage.

To schedule a massage with Philip, please contact the studio directly at 865-500-7120



Philip Clift instructs the following:
  • Renegade Power Yoga 90
  • Renegade Yoga Center's signature class, led by owner and founder, Philip Clift. Includes instructive and supportive hands on postural adjustments. Strenuous, challenging, but open and welcoming to most all levels.

  • Renegade Power Yoga 75
  • Renegade Yoga Center's signature class, led by owner and founder, Philip Clift. Includes instructive and supportive hands on postural adjustments. Strenuous, challenging, but open and welcoming to most all levels. Includes pranayama breath work and meditation.

  • Yin & Yang Yoga
  • A delicious mix of Yin and fiery Yang Yoga, with time to play, experiment, and practice inverted postures such as headstands, handstands and arm balances.  A little bit of this, a little bit of that. All levels welcome.

  • Power Lunch
  • 60 minutes of power yoga offered at the lunch hour to fit in with your work schedule.
     

     


  • Yin & Yang Yoga
  • Delicious mix of relaxing Yin & fiery Yang.