HAYLEE CLARE

Hello, I'm Haylee Clare.

What should I tell you about myself? Who am I? It's a good question. Something that I've spent most of my life trying to work out...

I'm a mystic, that is for sure. I love the absurd intensity and the mystery of this weird and fabulous life. 

I don't really understand how I came to be the way that I am. I was born into a very normal family in small town rural Australia. I think I entertained myself by living in my own fantasy world as a child, quietly chewing on self-discovered non-dual philosophical concepts like... "Every part of me is touching everything, because I am touching the air, and the air is touching everything..." 

After scraping through high school (spending most of my days skipping classes to paint in the art room) I somehow came to enroll in a Bachelor of Health Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine at 19. Much to my surprise, this degree in Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine began with an Introduction to Taoism. This was my first exposure to ancient Eastern spiritual philosophy that was to radically shift the trajectory of my life. 

By the time I was 21, I had recognized that I had no desire to be a doctor, and the Melbourne underground artist scene had totally taken my attention. I was one of the founding members of an artist warehouse called The Seed Factory - 20 studios filled with artists, musicians, anarchist news reporters, silversmiths & a bunch of hippies living illegally in the industrial precinct. I handmade clothing, accessories & costumes from recycled leather with Kat Ashworth, and worked on the side as a sculptor for lighting designer Christopher Boots. 

In an attempt to balance my somewhat debaucherous lifestyle, I began taking yoga classes. This attempt to get fit quickly became an obsession. Exercise became meditation, and I eventually trained to teach in a 1:1 apprenticeship with my teacher, Johannes Mochayedi at the Dance of Life in Melbourne. Eventually this led me to Thailand to study with Randall Oleary who introduced me to the mystical & philosophical side of Yoga. 

I moved to Koh Phangan in Thailand in 2013 to teach yoga. I also studied and practiced different healing modalities of massage & energy work and and began to travel a lot to India alone, "going wandering" for several months at a time. Here I mostly did my own sadhana and spent a lot of time in the holy city of Varanasi where I studied with my Gurus of meditation, Tantric philosophy of Kashmiri Shaivism & Sri Vidya, Sanskrit & Vedic Puja (ritual) & music. 

In 2019 I moved to Bali, Indonesia after falling in love with the meeting pot of devotional Hindu culture, artistic architecture, the booming international yoga movement, Asian chaos mixed with western comfort & the incredible live music and ecstatic dance scene. 

In 2020 all of my work came crashing to a halt, and Shadows of Light was born out of the chrysalis of this cosmic reset. I had all the time in the world to devote to my art and writing. Creating these cards was definitely the most difficult thing that I have ever done. My immense gratitude to all of the people who donated to my crowdfunding. I would never have completed this unless I was legally bound to sending it to you. Ha ha. Thanks!

Since living in Bali, music has been a huge part of my life. I still teach yoga & meditation & offer sound healings in Bali. I have my own online school of subtle arts, with courses in Meditation, Yoga Nidra, Subtle Body & Energetics, Pranayama. I occasionally hold my own retreats, my next one is in India in Feb 2026, called Shakti Mandala. I also create mind blowing Yoga Teacher Trainings with my dear brother, Carlos Romero.

All is to say... Life is such a wild ride, and I am committed to living it to my fullest. To be an ambassador of the beauty realms - a channel for art & a vessel for wisdom.

So, thanks for stopping by to read my life story. You can find out more about my offerings on my personal website: www.hayleeclare.com