Read more at bambooclothing.co.uk
realised early in my life that I was
different and spent hours
dreaming of far off exotic places.
Now looking back, I realise I have
always followed my own flow towards
what makes me happy and alive. My
hunger for adventure took me to sunny
California at the age of 19.
I
wellness, as well as meditation and mindful living
classes. I began to take yoga out into the
community teaching in schools, universities,
hospitals and prisons creating programs that
would suit different needs. Yoga and sport has
been an emerging theme for high performing
athletes for some time now.
LA was everything I hoped it would be and more,
sunshine, palm trees and interesting people
everywhere. I spent five years with LA as my base
for travelling and exploring and to a large extent
‘grew up’ there. I started my family there, and
moved to England where I had my second son and
have lived here ever since.
Before I knew it, I found myself teaching further
afield working with high-end clients in London and
around the world. Moving between my studio
clients, private clients – local and worldwide – I
became even more sure about what I already knew;
yoga practice is for everyone no matter their age,
gender, or size of wallet. During this time I started
Yoga Life retreats and holidays offering yoga
breaks with a twist in the UK and abroad.
England is where I found yoga. I had severe back
problems and had also lost myself as women do
sometimes when they become a mother. I
desperately needed some time for myself, tending
my body and soul. I found an inspirational yoga
teacher and spent four times a week on a yoga mat
and witnessed a dramatic difference in myself as a
whole. My back got better and my energy levels
soared. My whole outlook on life became brighter
and lighter than I could ever imagine.
The Yoga ‘breaks’ don’t only focus on yoga as I
bring in different activities such as walking, hiking,
diving, snorkelling, sailing, wine tasting, white
water rafting, paragliding and much more. I loved
what I saw. There so many opportunities and
benefits. By simply spending time away from ‘every
day life’ brought so much to the participants and
often became a life changing experience for many
as they to learned that Living Yoga can be
meaningful but also fun!
I qualified as a yoga teacher with the ‘British Wheel
of Yoga’ and in 2000, developed my own practice,
dedicating my practice and teaching to the journey
of life – living to inspire people to follow their heart,
making choices that effect their body and lives in a
positive way.
Yoga is a tool for transformation and when practiced
in beautiful locations away from distractions it can be
a powerful experience, an eye opener giving an extra
zest for life. My students often say; “I don’t know
what it is but yoga makes me feel better ” and this is
it…Yoga is alchemy; this ancient teaching is a finely
tuned medicine form which leads to a more joyful
way of living, and we all just want to be happy, right?
In 2007 I opened the doors to the Yoga Life studio
in Eastbourne, UK which was the culmination of a
long term dream. The studio has become a
sanctuary for so many over the years, offering a
wide variety of yoga styles for health and
Yoga is
alchemy;
this ancient
teaching is
a finely
tuned
medicine
form which
leads to a
more joyful
way of living
My love affair with yoga and life keeps fuelling me,
keeping my passion alive to continue to develop
ways of bringing yoga into all walks of life.
5