I am a Somerset-based yoga teacher (BWY & Yoga Alliance-accredited), musician, & holistic therapist. I first trained as a pianist (BMus, MMus, LRAM), but in 2004 I turned to Yoga & caught the Ashtanga bug. I trained to teach alignment-based Hatha Yoga at Triyoga London (2009) & also Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga around the same time, & I passionately began assisting my teachers in Mysore classes at Triyoga London, running courses, classes & workshops. I came to Anusara from this strong Ashtanga practise at around this time, & what I found in my amazing teacher Bridget Woods Kramer was the fusion of strength, grace and a tangibly human tenderness of heart so profound that I knew I had to embrace this practise. In Anusara I found a complement to the strength of Ashtanga Vinyasa, and a calling to soften my heart from the front and the back every time I step onto the mat. I fell in love with the playfulness and fluidity of Anusara Yoga, & its unique language for alignment, & focus on a strong sense of community or ‘kula’.
I felt a calling to connect more deeply with the culture & philosophy at the roots of the Yoga Tradition, so later in 2009 I went to India & spent some years as a a travelling yogini, spreading my wings throughout Asia, immersing myself in the Indian traditions & doing further trainings. I also got deep into Tibetan Buddhism & Meditation. I found my home in Thiruvannamalai…but something brought me back to the UK…
And now I’m a Somerset mum, settled & teaching in this part of the world. Yoga is central to my life & everything I do. But life’s journey has brought me to some other expressions, so it feels like a full circle to embrace those as well – the mother in me, and the musician as well. As well as teaching Yoga, I offer some treatments to help nourish your body, mind and spirit – Indian Head Massage, Singing Bowl Therapy & Reiki Energy Healing. And when time allows I get back to my old roots & get creative with words, music & things…in time I will do more with that…