About
Are you and your child coming to yoga with stress, trauma, and tension & weakness in your body? This was me too.
When I had lost all connection with my body - yoga was the light that came through the cracks.
Now my body is my constant companion and guide through life. When experiencing stress, I can relax and help myself through.
We all go through struggles mentally, emotionally and physically. It can be particularly difficult and isolating when your child has significant needs and you have to fight for support in a world that doesn’t understand.
We also know the unique joy, beauty and love of the SEND world! Yoga is also about being full of love - and not perfect!
[The typical world often encourages us to disconnect from our bodies, our inner voice and the natural world around us. It’s my mission to give you a moment of deep peace and reconnection in every yoga class.
Through this reconnecting I love to see students find new optimism for life, and follow their heart to greater happiness. ]
#My Story
I did my first yoga teacher training in Goa, India in 2014 and met my forever teacher Sonia Sumar in 2017.
Her yoga classes impacted my body and mind and healed me like no others had before - and after seeing Sonia work with kids with additional needs I knew this was all I wanted to do.
The classes were fun and combined challenge with stable alignment and focus. The integral element of deep relaxation at the end was life-changing.
I’ve always been drawn to the timelessness of yoga and this is Yoga For All Abilities all over.
#Who I serve
I work with children and adults with additional and complex needs and their families
It’s my strong belief that yoga is misunderstood and anyone who has an interest in yoga should be able try is welcome to an evaluation.
The benefits of yoga are for everyone regardless of their body, ability or .
If you would like to discuss how I might be able to help, please don’t hesitate to get in touch :)
#How I operate
Yoga is not something to just do once in a while. It is a lifestyle, with the deep benefits coming through consistent practice.
This comes not just from my own experience but from the science.
Currently half way through a 600 hours Diploma in Yoga Therapy with the Minded Institute. Learning about almost every physical and mental condition. I am constantly learning firstly cos I simply love it!
#My mission
Bringing real yoga to people who might think of it as acrobatics or meditating on a rock all day.
Yoga is connecting us to the meaning of our life!
It makes our lives worth living, deeper and richer, and will look different for every unique person in this world.
It is truly a gift of self-awareness and self-love :)))
And once we are grounded in that self-love we are able to share that deep love with others. Not just our families but with this whole crazy planet!
The Beginning
My first class was with an incredible teacher Flo in a sunlit loft in Covent Garden in 2011. I remember lying under the beams during final relaxation and floating on a cloud. Not believing I had managed to do some of the poses I had.
I was in the class to get to know colleagues, de-stress and work on my fitness.
So either I had something to prove or wanted to improve myself. But in yoga I found I had nothing to prove. It became a place of peace and retreat for me.
I came out of class stronger and lighter, with more patience and confidence.
Bonds formed with classmates, as we challenged ourselves in a supportive environment.
As my body grew stronger and I regained lost flexibility, so my mind did too, I gained more focus and entertained new possibilities.
The Middle
Three years later I travelled to Goa, to take an Intensive Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga Prema - this was one of the best decisions I ever made!
This course followed traditional yoga and I learnt from heartfelt, gifted and highly experienced teachers Lila Conway and Elahn Keshava. How to describe that month? Well… getting up at 5.30am, vegetarian food, 4 hours of classes per day… it turns out, a path to bliss :)
After a few detours, I finally began to work as a teacher in 2017 and met my forever teacher Sonia Sumar that same year, when doing her Part 1 training in Yoga For All Abilities.
The Now
Since meeting and training with Sonia Sumar the last 7 years, there are no doubts in me! I wanted to spread the knowledge and techniques that have helped me so much.
In particular, I wanted to teach people with additional and complex needs. Always the most genuine, lovely people I have ever met :)
Really we all have some unique needs, whether it’s physical, energetic, mental or emotional. In facing my own needs, I’ve learnt through experience how to teach people to work with all these layers.
The Future
Physical and mental issues due to modern life are all too common, and in an effort to be able to holistically evaluate every student, I am beginning a 2-year Professional Diploma in Yoga Therapy at The Minded Institute from May.
Conditions covered will include: immunological, anxiety, respiratory, Parkinson’s Disease, cancer, depression, reproductive, PTSD, chronic pain, eating disorders, diabetes, dementia, bone disorders, chronic fatigue, addictions, ADHD, OCD, stroke, hypermobility, kidney disorders, and grief.
Qualifications & Certifications
Hatha Yoga Teacher Training
Nov 2014 - 200 hours Hatha Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga Prema – Assagao, Goa
Feb 2017 – 200 hours Hatha Yoga Teacher Training with Sivananda Vidya Yoga Peetham – Varkala, Kerala
Yoga For All Abilities
Sept 2017 – 50 hours The Sonia Sumar Method: Yoga For All Abilities (YFAA) Part 1 training – London, UK
Nov 2017 – 50 hours YFAA Part 2 training – London, UK
June 2019 – 200 hours Hatha Yoga Teacher Training with The Sonia Sumar Method: YFAA
Apr 2022 – 100 hours Intermediate Hatha Yoga Teacher Training with YFAA
Sept 2023 – Level 4 Senior YFAA Licenced Practitioner
Nov 2017 - present - 10+ CPDs ranging from ‘Early Intervention’ - ‘Asana Sequences & Adjustments’ and ‘Meditation & Pranayama’
Anatomy
Feb 2019 – 50 hours Yoga London Anatomy course
Yoga Therapy
May 2024 – Feb 2026 – 600 hours Professional Diploma in Yoga Therapy at The Minded Institute
I began this diploma in May; The Minded Institute is an international leader in the field of yoga therapy training. Students learn cutting-edge mind-body research and its relevant applications to yoga and mindfulness.
Interested to know more?
WhatsApp or email me today for a free 15-minute chat to find out more and enquire about yoga for you or your child.
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