I am a 200 hours Yoga Alliance USA certified instructor having trained with Sattva Yoga Academy in Rishikesh, India and a certified instructor in Yin Yoga and Shamanic Journey having trained with Breeze Yoga, London with Jeff Lester at Jefe Living. I am also an actress and dancer having trained at Guildford School of Acting. Being in the performing arts industry for over 30 years, I use yoga as a balancing tool for the huge amount of stress the body and mind endure when performing, as well as generally dealing with the unpredictability of one’s mind, body and life.

 

I love living an active life; running, bird watching, hiking and for years have been practicing the yoga techniques of Ashtanga, Iyengar and Sattva. I found that yoga helped me find the ‘pause’ button, allowing me to focus on myself for the time I was on the yoga mat. 
The menopause hit me badly and I came very close to losing the real me, but yoga calmed the madness. Then my career as a professional actress was brought to an abrupt halt when I underwent 2 Achilles reattachment operations in the space of 2 years. As a result I lost simple acts of independence like walking unaided, standing on two feet, travelling on my own and working in my 30 year career as an actress. During my very slow recovery, I started to develop my own chair yoga practices and as my injury improved, I shared these practices with others and then went on to create a Gentle Flow to Wellbeing practice. My mind, body and soul was getting stronger, but it was Sattva Yoga which was the catalyst for me to train as a teacher.
Studying under the guidance of my guru Anand Mehrotra and the master teachers at Sattva Yoga Academy in Rishikesh, India (the spiritual home of yoga), and Jeff Lester from Jefe Living and Breeze Yoga in London I have the privilege now of sharing the transformational Sattva Integrated Practice, Yin Yoga and Shamanic Journeying as a co-founder of SHOM Yoga and Wellbeing.
With a fantastic medical and spiritual team supporting me, I found a way back, reclaimed my life and feel more inspired than ever.