When I was seven, I found an old black and white 1970s yoga book in our living room at home. I have no idea where it came from, but I remember being completely intrigued by the shapes on the page.
Right there on the floor, I started trying to copy the poses. I don’t remember being especially successful, but I do remember feeling curious.
Growing up, I wasn’t really into fitness. I never went to ballet, dance or gymnastics classes, although I did enjoy swimming. It wasn’t until my mid-20s that I properly discovered yoga, exploring Yin, Hatha and Vinyasa classes.
At that time, I had just bought my first home and was a few years into my career working for an IT services organisation. Although I thought about training as a yoga teacher back then, I couldn’t justify the investment. I needed to work, gain experience and pay off my graduate loans.
But my desire to learn more about yoga never faded. I kept practising, kept learning, and kept coming back to the mat through many different seasons of life.
Fast forward to 2019, and I completed my 300-hour British Wheel of Yoga teacher training. I feel privileged to have had Richard Adamo as my teacher and mentor. As both the Chair of BWY and a highly experienced teacher with over 30 years of expertise, he encouraged in me a deeper curiosity, courage and willingness to explore, while always respecting the body’s limitations.
The British Wheel of Yoga is the largest yoga organisation in the UK, and its teacher training and continuing professional development are widely respected.
Yoga is a rich, multi-layered practice, and I believe there is always more to discover. Through my own practice, ongoing study, and the invaluable experiences of my students, I continue to evolve as a teacher.
In March 2023, I completed a 50-hour Yin Yoga teacher training with the British Wheel of Yoga, and I now lead regular Deep Stretch Yin sessions in Houlton. These slower, floor-based classes offer space to release tension, support flexibility, settle the nervous system and switch off from the noise of everyday life.
After many years working for a children’s educational charity, I’m now stepping fully into my yoga work. The charity’s work was rooted in helping young people build confidence, capability and a belief in what’s possible, and that same thread continues to shape the way I teach.
My teaching is steady, thoughtful and down-to-earth. I offer clear guidance, options where needed, and space to explore what feels useful in your own body, without pressure to perfect the pose.
Today, I teach weekly Vinyasa and Yin classes, Monthly Deep Release, Lifted Reset sessions and seasonal retreat days in Rugby, Warwickshire and surrounding counties.
My classes are designed to offer a pause from the busyness of life. A welcoming space to move with intention, build strength, release tension, settle your nervous system and feel more like yourself again.
Whether you’re brand new to yoga, coming back after a break, or worried you’re not flexible enough, you’ll be very welcome exactly as you are.
If you’d like to practise with me, you can explore my weekly classes, deeper reset sessions and retreat days below.
