My story

Movement has always been a huge part of my life as my sister and I began ballet at the ages of 3, encouraged by Mum who was an accomplished ballroom dancer. Dad was a jazz pianist so we also played many musical instruments and our childhood home was always full of music and dance.

Moving to London to go to university, then working in accountancy and finance meant these passions were put on the back burner for a bit, whilst like many people my twenties were a continuous cycle of work hard, play hard. Cardiovascular fitness is still a priority in my life now, but in the Nineties, high impact and step aerobics were all I did! There was a distinct lack of anything holistic or mindful in my exercise regime.

When our son was 3 months old we had the incredible opportunity to move to Sydney where we lived for 3 years and were able to fully embrace the outdoors and healthier lifestyle.

My love for yoga was born here as, at this time in my life, it was the only form of movement that made my body feel good. What began as a purely physical practice also became a way to encourage self- reflection, present moment awareness and create pause between the thoughts, however brief.

Having a young family made me put into perspective my own family history of cardiovascular disease, strokes and Parkinson’s Disease. So a few years after the birth of our 3rd child, I decided to study at the renowned Institute for Optimum Nutrition, as I wanted to gain a scientific understanding of how best to support our health through nutrition and lifestyle. Finally it all started to fit together as I began to understand how every part of our environment (nutrition, exercise, thoughts, stresses, relationships, pollution etc) can affect our physiology and biochemistry.

My understanding of the health benefits of pilates and yoga became even clearer so studying and teaching them were the obvious next steps to my learning, allowing me to share that knowledge with you all.