About Me

'My soul cries out: Do not wait, surrender. For the sake of love' Rumi

I began practising yoga and meditation over 20 years ago alongside my training as a professional dancer. I was aware that I was longing for freedom from suffering and that the wisdom of my body was paramount to this. I was also unaware of the difficult yet beautiful healing journey that lay ahead of me.  I continued to immerse myself in yoga and meditation throughout my dance career, qualified as a yoga teacher in 2009 and became a Senior Yoga Teacher in 2018. Movement and Dance had always been a way of expressing freedom and joy as well as a way to liberate myself from tension. Yoga was a way to connect to both the light and the dark in my own soul, letting it all be felt in it’s rich fullness & channeling meaning through motion. It’s this honest connection to life itself (being human) that I feel speaks to my students the most.

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'Though the road's been rocky, sure feels good to me' Bob Marley

I am continually fascinated by the positive effect of Somatic bodywork for people suffering with or in recovery from CPTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), PTSD & ACE (adverse childhood experiences), as well as for those debilitated by stress, anxiety, overwhelm illness & injury. My direct experience of the above conditions affords me ample insight into the ways that these conditions can dominate & debilitate.  I am passionately committed to sharing that which has been of real comfort, joy and value to me in the way of tools for healing & helping those with these conditions. In particular, years of exploration of practices like The Feldenkrais Method, Alexander Technique, Hanna Somatics & Skinner Releasing Technique have been profoundly therapeutic for me and I weave aspects of these very pleasant and enjoyable tools into many of my classes.

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'You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection' Gautama Buddha

I am deeply inspired by music, language, poetry, imagery & metaphor & enjoy weaving these enrichments throughout my classes, workshops and retreats. 

I aim to do so mindfully, delicately & with awareness, so that what is offered is a subtle enhancement that inspires, reconnects, nourishes & uplifts. 

Please feel welcome to come along and enjoy a class with me anytime. Meanwhile, let’s begin with the BREATH….why not take a deep one now?

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The Official Stuff

  • MA Movement Directing & Teaching (Central School of Speech and Drama) 
  • Singing Mamas Song Circle: A movement rooted in community and connection – Leader Training 
  • Yoga Nidra Full Training with Uma Dinsmore – Tuli & Nirlipta Tuli 
  • Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Training Foundation with The Yoga Clinic 
  • Yoga for Healing and Recovery: moving beyond stress, trauma, burnout, anxiety, fatigue, and post-illness through embodied awareness 60hr CPD 
  • Relax and Renew Restorative Yoga Intensive with Adelene Cheong 
  • Yoga Alliance Senior Yoga Teacher (SYT) = over 4000 hours spent teaching and training
  • Myofascial Movement for Yoga Training Workshop with Gary Carter
  • Pranayama CPD Intensive with Roger Cole PhD
  • Restorative Yoga 40hr TT Certified with Roger Cole PhD & Yogacampus
  • Yoga for Sports 40 hr TT Certified with Jim Harrington & Yogacampus
  • Well-Woman Yoga Therapy 40 hr TT Certified with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli & Yogacampus
  • Yoga Nidra Foundation Certified with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli & Nirlipta Tuli
  • Yoga & The Buddha Subtle body CPD Training with Tias Little
  • Riding the Tiger, The Art of Teaching CPD, Sianna Sherman
  • 200 hrs Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher Training with Claire Missingham
  • BA Hons Dance & Performing Arts Degree Middlesex University
  • Diploma Shiatsu Massage – Ealing School of Shiatsu
  • Table Shiatsu Massage Course with Andrew Staib (European School of Shiatsu)
  • City and Guild Teaching Certificate (Sussex Downs College)