Biography
I have been attuned to the discipline of training my body and mind since childhood asI trained to be a classical dancer. Sadly, near the end of my intensive training, I gained a lower back injury. This of course became one of my life lessons and led me towards the quest of self and to the practice of Zen meditation.
I later joined a yoga class that practiced postures which helped alleviate the pain of my old dance injury. Feeling the benefits of yoga, I wanted to understand the postures in more detail and joined the Iyengar institute in London, where I embarked on the teachers training course.
I have been practicing yoga since 1992 and teaching from 1996. I began to teach privately, in health clubs and at Webber Douglas; a drama school. During this time, I explored the teachings of Ashtanga yoga with John Scott and Shandor Remete and then joined a yoga theatre company called Tripsichore. This company performed yoga poses gracefully linked together, recounting stories of Indian philosophy like a Deity -ballet on stage. After six years of performing with them, I lived in Santa Barbara, California for a year. I studied dynamic-flow, Iyengar and Meditation with many inspirational teachers including Patricia Walden, Erich Sciffmann and Shiva Rae in Los Angeles. I then returned to London to teach Hatha-yoga flow at Triyoga.
I have recently returned to the system of Iyengar yoga teacher training, following many inspirational intensives with Glenn Ceresoli. I am currently being taught by my past mentor, Alaric Newcombe who continues to animate my attitude towards my practise.
In the 90’s, I independently took courses in Shiatsu, Massage, Reflexology and Anatomy & Physiology. In 2003, I returned to study Masunaga Shiatsu at the London College of Shiatsu and graduated three years later.
In 2008, I started my post-grad year and completed a year course of Movement shiatsu withBill Palmer. I also gained experience giving treatments to the parents and carers who attend the support group at the Tasha Foundation, Ealing.
I am a now a fully registered MRSS practitioner of the shiatsu society and am currently running my practise in Chiswick, west London.
My other main passion is being with the elements and nature, I love to walk in the lake District and on the Jurassic coastal paths. This brings me home.
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