James has been taking part in fitness classes for over 20 years. A lower back problem led him to Body Balance then onto Bikram Yoga.

His first hot yoga class was in a studio in Jersey and since then he has practiced in studios in Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Brighton, New York, Miami and Vancouver. Wherever he visits he always takes a class so that he can experience different teachers and styles of yoga.

James trained as a Hot Yoga Teacher with Absolute Hot Yoga in Thailand. He also trained as a Yin Teacher with Bernie Clark in Canada and continues to attend workshops and further training to develop his teaching knowledge.

He  is  a trained facilitator, mediator and coach and has studied counselling. As a management trainer he facilitates  personal development workshops on Appreciative Leadership, Assertiveness, Confidence Building, Having Difficult Conversations, Coaching Skills for Managers, Equality and Diversity, Managing Stress and many others.