I am a qualified Hatha yoga teacher and musician. I teach yoga at the Royal Academy of Music for the postgraduate Enhanced Performance Techniques elective run by distinguished violinist and teacher Sophie Langdon. I trained as a flautist at the Royal College of Music and have been working as a freelance performing musician and teacher for over 25 years.
I discovered yoga movement in my late 20’s as a way of helping me manage a long-term health condition. I was born with a rare soft bone condition (Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia) which caused recurring fractures, pelvic imbalance and broken bones in my teens. Functional yoga movement improved my stability, balance, joint stiffness, core strength and gave me the confidence to stop using crutches.
My passion is women’s health, supporting and informing women about pelvic health and working one to one with women on pelvic health rehabilitation. I run ‘Pelvic Health Discovery’ workshops which provide an opportunity for women to discuss and learn about pelvic health.
My Training
- 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training (Sweat Studios in Milton Keynes)
- 100 hour Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology course (ITEC Level 3) - Distinction
- 50 hour Yoga Teacher Training for the Different Stages of Menopause (Yinstinct Yoga)
- UK Hypopressives Trainer Course Level 1
- How to Target the Limbic System to Reverse Trauma's Physiological Imprint (The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine)
- Breathing Assessment Course (The Minded Institute)
- From the Glottis to the Pelvic Floor: Making Clinical Connections (Julie Wiebe, PT, DPT (Candidate), MPT & Susan Clinton, PT, DScPT, OCS, WCS, FAAOMPT)
- Understanding Continence Promotion: Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction - Association for Continence Advice
- Foundation Coaching Skills for Creatives (Jessica Mogridge & Lucy Hare)
