With family life and a busy job, I discovered a way of finding space and sense in amongst the joys of everyday chaos. The feeling of space and lightness in my body after my first class was exhilarating and I was eager to keep coming back to learn more.  Exploring movement and taking time to breathe, yoga helped me become re-connected with my body and I found I was able to see things from a different perspective.

I have been teaching yoga for over ten years and my approach is founded on the teachings and yoga of Vanda Scaravelli (author of Awakening the Spine) whose approach to yoga emphasises the relationship between gravity, breath and the spine.

I have additional specialist expertise in yoga for backs, and am a registered Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs teacher running regular courses for back pain prevention and care.

For several years I worked with the charity Ourmala which provided trauma informed yoga for refugees and prisoners of conscience as well as on a pilot NHS project for those affected by the Grenfell Fire tragedy.

I have been a mentor for several LYTTC trainee teachers and my students range from complete beginners to experienced yoga practitioners.

There is a similarity of approach between Scaravelli yoga and Craniosacral Therapy in that both empower the student or client to be part of their own healing process.

I first came across Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) when my children were small and I was suffering from a very painful back. The gentle approach to BCST belied its powerful effects. Within a few sessions, my back was better and I could confidently manage the demands of working and being a mother of five small children. The practicality was important, but what remained with me and encouraged me later to train as a therapist was the deep sense of calm and nurturing received in those treatments. It was as if my body was being listened to rather than just being fixed. 

CST supports the nervous system and energy levels, and one’s sense of well-being. It gives a chance to reset, to find the space for new pathways and new approaches. Simply, one can see life in a different way

I love that these ways of working are deeply rooted in allowing the whole of us, body, mind and spirit, to express itself and align with a more comfortable and natural way of being. 

Relevant Qualifications

2022-4 Diploma in Craniosacral Therapy, RCST :  Circle Cranio. 

2013-15 Certificate of Teaching : London Yoga Teacher Training Course (BWY accredited)

2024 – Postgraduate training in CST for Pregnant Women, Mothers & Babies: Still Learning/Sarah Nesling

2022 Registered Teacher R-YHLB : Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs  (BWY accredited)

2020-21 Myofascial Anatomy & Movement : Natural Bodies/Gary Carter

2023 Backcare Basics : Yoga Campus/Tias Little

2021 Foundational Qigong for Yoga Teachers: Mimi Kuo-Deemer

Professional Associations

I am registered with and adhere to the code of ethics and standards of practice of the Craniosacral Therapy Association [link].

Teacher Member of the British Wheel of Yoga [link]

Additional: 

First Aid at work / Enhanced DBS certificate