I am a Forrest Yoga and Integrative Restoration Yoga Nidra teacher, and self-care specialist with a gift for listening and holding space for others in a way that allows them to explore their inner experience and find the answers they are looking for from within. 

I have been teaching yoga since 2013 and practicing the discipline personally since 2007. While going through a major life transition in my early thirties, I found that my yoga mat provided a safe place where I could explore, understand and release the stress and emotions I was expereincing during this time. This healing through yoga inspired me to complete my first teacher training in Forrest Yoga with Ana Forrest as a way to deepen my personal practice and share this transformational practice with others. Since then I have completed further teacher trainings in Integrative Restoration Yoga Nidra with James Reeves in 2014 and the Advanced Forrest Yoga Teacher Training in 2016. I am delighted to have progressed to become a Level 3 Qualified Forrest Yoga teacher. 

You can read more about my personal yoga story which was published in The Yoga Diaries in 2016.

I am committed to studying yoga and related disciplines in more depth as a way of continuously developing my teaching and healing practice. In addition to my teacher training qualifications, I have completed a year-long mentorship programme with Forrest Yoga Guardian, Sandra Robinson (2014-15); trained in Functional Anatomy with Forrest Yoga Guardian, Jambo Truong (2015, 2016); Indian Head massage with Siobhan Lappin (2015); Reiki Level 1 with Laurie Paterson (2015); Certificate in Counselling Skills (University of Abertay, 2015); MSc in Learning and Development (University of Edinburgh, 2010); and BA Hons in International Business and Languages (University of Strathclyde, 2002). I regularly attend yoga and meditation workshops and retreats to continue deepening my own personal practice.