After 15 years of intensive martial arts training in Aikido, I discovered Yoga. I came to it in a roundabout way. I was bitten by a mosquito  in Singapore and caught Chikungunya which affected my joints badly and it was sixth months before I was able to walk without a limp.  

Yoga helped me back on my path to recovery and I decided to deepen my knowledge of yoga by following a teacher training course with Vyasa. I was immediately hooked and soon after started a  Yoga Therapy course with Vyasa. In tandem, I also attended Iyengar Yoga classes daily and  two years later, I started an Iyengar Teacher Training course, but had to leave to  help care for a terminally ill family member. However, Iyengar still remains a strong influence in my practice.

I have been self-practising Hatha  and attending  yoga classes ever since as well as sharing yoga with friends and smalls groups of yoga afficionados.

Recently I followed a YOGA for TEENS course so hope to start a yoga club at the secondary school where I work and possibly expand this in the future to offer parent and child  classes in the wider community.

My yoga has a strong focus on alignment as well as relaxation and meditation. I also have a Zen influence due to my years of practicing matrial arts and living in Japan and Asia.