A bit about me:
I’m an advanced level (500hr) yoga teacher and iRest level 2 teacher with a BA Hons degree in Dance and qualifications in Fitness Training. I've been teaching exercise and movement classes for 20 years and Yoga for 8 years.
Prior to becoming a Yoga teacher I spent 10 years working long hours in the fast-paced television Industry, where I climbed the corporate ladder to Exec-level. This played havoc with my health and my nervous system. It was during this time that I turned to yoga as a way of remedying the stress (and the back pain) caused by long hours of high pressure work. I now love to share the practice with others in the hope of helping them achieve more balance in their lives. I believe that by working with the breath, the body and the mind we can transform our whole experience in incredibly beneficial ways. My aim is to help students find more grace, strength and interconnection through their practices, so they can come closer to a place of peace within themselves.
My classes build gradually, giving students time to find ease in their practice. Movement sequences are thoughtful, often interwoven with moments of stillness and breath work to create a journey of awareness.
Creative sequencing and a variety of well-placed practices make the yoga I teach strengthening and at times challenging, but also rejuvenating and restorative. I encourage students to take the classes at their own pace. Building a connection to what your body and mind calls for is a key part of the practice.
Essentially, I see yoga as a therapeutic tool. That’s why I teach iRest-style Yoga Nidra as a compliment to asana (postural) practice; this deep form of guided meditation is proven to help with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma as well as to set the mind free - enhancing the creative connection within ourselves and helping us to gain greater clarity and calm as the body relaxes into a deep healing state.
