All authentic yoga leads to the same endpoint. I teach the following forms, and my method incorporates whatever will most benefit you: hands on adjustments, philosophy, verbal cues, demonstrations, humour, meditation, but above all a steady practice and space to discover the benefits of yoga for yourself.

N.B. Beginners are always welcome. There is no need to have any existing fitness or flexibility.

Ashtanga: Perhaps you'll progress far into the sequences of this physically difficult practice, perhaps not. Either way, my role as a teacher is to help you understand, very deeply, the way breath and core connection lead to lightness, ease and graceful strength.

As a student you'll be given a balance of mindful physical adjustments, being left to your own introspection, and verbal cues. There's more in-depth instruction where appropriate and new postures are given once you can effectively do the ones you're already working with.

Vinyasa: This is the generic name given to a flowing practice. Fairly physical with lots of scope for fun, challenge and softness, this form tends to suit those who like Ashtanga but can't commit to the regularity of practice required by that method.

Hatha: All asana-based yoga comes under this umbrella, however, 'Hatha' generally describes a softer form. Longer holds in poses, more sitting and a generally easier practice, Hatha suits people who need a slower, more gentle time on the mat. Easily adaptable for those who are ill, stressed or injured.

Yoga Nidra:

A deep, mindful relaxation, similar to the state we find ourselves in shortly before sleep. It's blissful and regenerating.

About My Teaching:

I began teaching yoga in 2001 by accident. I was working as a personal trainer and had been participating in yoga classes for a year or two at one of the gyms where I worked. One morning the teacher didn't show up, and a receptionist convinced me to lead the other students through some sort of yoga-esque routine. It was nerve wracking but thrust me into a career I have thoroughly enjoyed, once I worked out how to actually teach yoga, which took several years and a qualification with Paul Dallaghan.  I'm non-dogmatic and think of the practice as a useful tool to be used for intelligent rehab, balance, physical and mental resilience, trauma resolution, connection, and contentment.  I take the wellbeing and boundaries of my students very seriously and have lots of experience in helping people into an ever-deepening understanding about what they can achieve.  It's really good fun and very rewarding.

As a student I studied in Mysore, India, 4 times.  K Pattabhi Jois was still alive and teaching.  He was in his late 80s and early 90s for my first 3 trips. I am grateful to my first teacher, Karyn, for encouraging me to go to Mysore even though I was a beginner. Jois had been a student of Krishnamacharya - the grandfather of modern yoga - and had over 60 years' experience, and was considered a master of this method.

It has since emerged (I am editing this in January 2018) that Pattabhi Jois was not, in fact, the person I thought he was.  There have been several allegations of sexual misconduct brought forward by other students.  That I never observed his negative behaviour whilst in Mysore is fairly irrelevant - abusers often rely on a strong core of supporters to negate their victims’ voices. The fact is that he had a profoundly damaging effect on some of my fellow students, and the culture of the system squashed their voices if they summoned the courage to raise them.  The whole Ashtanga world is currently being rocked and since I will not support any system which does not protect practitioners (there has yet to be a statement made on the matter, and no support for victims whatsoever coming from KPJAYI), I choose to disassociate myself from the Institute.  As teachers, we are fully responsible for setting appropriate boundaries, and maintaining them.  Blind faith in teachers or systems is rife within yoga of all varieties, and puts students in a vulnerable position.  Do not be afraid to question a system, or a teacher!  That said, I have seen first-hand the amazing benefits of Ashtanga Yoga over nearly two decades of practicing and teaching, and so I don't intend to throw that particular baby out with the bathwater.  My wonderful teachers  Hamish Hendry & Peter Sanson are two of the very best in the world and among the kindest men I know. They've supported my practice through rough and smooth times in my life. Lots of gratitude to them.

I really enjoy work and seem to get students with a sincere interest.  I've put in well over 10,000 hours and am continually learning, in awe of the beauty and complexity of the human body and mind. Authentic yoga can cross all sorts of barriers, reach any sincere student (regardless of whether or not you can touch your toes), and supply the practitioner with a safe, experimental space with which to try out different approaches. I particularly enjoy teaching privately where I feel my experience can be fully employed.