About

Yoga has given me something I didn’t know I was missing: a way back into my body that feels safe, intelligent, and alive. Through this practice I’ve experienced profound shifts—not just in strength or mobility, but in my nervous system, my sense of presence, and my capacity to meet life with more ease and clarity. It has helped me move from chronic stress and disconnection into a more grounded, regulated way of being, where there is space to breathe, soften, and actually feel at home in myself. At 45, I feel more aware than ever that our health—our vitality in both body and mind—is our most precious resource, and I want to remain physically fit, emotionally resilient, and deeply connected to life for as long as possible.

Before I found this way of practising, my relationship with yoga was inconsistent and often frustrating. I explored many different styles over the years, moving in and out of classes, always drawn to the emotional and psychological release it offered, but rarely able to access the physical benefits. In fact, many classes focused on “perfect postures” often left me with aggravated lower back and shoulder pain. Even then, I sensed that yoga held something meaningful for me—I just hadn’t yet found an approach that respected my body as it was.

For many years I worked in the corporate marketing world, including for universities and wellbeing brands. Alongside this, I was always drawn to the quieter, more intuitive aspects of life—nature, psychology, herbal medicine, and ways of understanding human experience beyond the surface. I have struggled with mental health challenges since I was young, which I now understand were largely rooted in developmental trauma. This shaped much of my early life, even if I didn’t have the language for it at the time.

Everything came to a breaking point during COVID. I experienced a severe breakdown that brought everything I had been holding together into question. What followed was a long and difficult period of recovery—one that is still unfolding. I began to dedicate myself fully to healing, seeking out a wide range of therapeutic approaches: relational and psychodynamic therapy, somatic work, CBT, ACT, NARM, OCD treatment, and psychiatric support through a Harley Street psychiatrist. I read obsessively, listened, studied, and tried to understand what was happening in my mind and body. Eventually, through a combination of intense stress, medication changes, and physical strain, I experienced two heart attacks. That moment became a turning point—I knew something had to fundamentally change.

Yoga arrived at that point not as an escape, but as a quiet invitation to slow down and listen differently. I began training and quickly found myself deeply engaged—not just in the physical practice, but in the intelligence of the body and how it communicates. For the first time, I started to experience my body not as something to manage or fix, but something to be in relationship with. That shift changed everything.

Since then, I’ve immersed myself in study, learning from some of the best teachers in the field, while maintaining my own evolving practice. I also go to the gym, and I’ve noticed a level of strength, posture, and ease in movement I never had before. More importantly, I feel a sense of aliveness, confidence, and freedom that continues to grow.

This is still very much a journey. I am curious, reflective, and committed to learning—about the body, the nervous system, and what it means to truly inhabit ourselves. My work now is about sharing what I’ve discovered in a grounded, honest way: that yoga, when approached with intelligence and care, is not about performance, but about reconnection. And for me, that has been life-changing.