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I love being barefoot as often as I can and outdoors a lot.
I grew up in South Africa gardening, bird watching, catching bugs and beasties...
a wonderful, active childhood.
At 18 I studied Nature Conservation, and worked on a Vogelgat Nature Reserve in Hermanus, Cape Province, spending a lot of time up and down the mountains and researching Fynbos.
I became interested in anatomy, especially the 'myofascial' aspect (muscles and stuff),
when I trained as a massage therapist in the mid '90's.
I worked as a massage therapist on a cruise ship... the lifestyle there being physically quite constricting.
It was then, in the year 2000, I took up yoga... which was a great way to keep active and flexible in a small space.
I attended Hot Yoga and Sivananda classes when possible, however I was mainly self-taught from books and an Ashtanga DVD.
Little did I know then that yoga is so, so much more than feeling good physically!
I moved to Scotland and trained as a Yoga Teacher (Ashtanga) in Edinburgh in 2006 with Brian Cooper of Union Yoga.
At that time I also trained with Ana Forrest, David Swenson and Dharma Mittra.
I established ChillOut Yoga in Aberfoyle, Scotland, in 2007, where I spent many happy years teaching classes,
ChillOut Yoga Teacher Training, running workshops and retreats in the Trossachs and Long Melford.
I have taught over 8000 hours of yoga and have taught over 100 folk
to become fully qualified and recognized yoga teachers.
I subsequently joined forces with Laurence and Ali to establish East of England Yoga School.
I moved to Suffolk in 2013 and started and ran the Long Melford Yoga Studio,
where I taught until moving to Needham, Harleston, Norfolk in 2025.
Like everything else, my practice is constantly evolving
and flows with the beautiful seasons in the UK.
From a strong Ashtanga practice, I have moved a into more Scaravelli-inspired practice,
and I simply adore Meditation.
I love teaching and learning, and although I have had, and still have, some amazing and inspirational teachers
(Catherine Annis and Pete Blackaby, and anatomy with Julian Baker),
I learn the most from the lovely folk who keep coming to my classes.
As for the gardening...
I was a part-time gardener at Kentwell Hall in Long Melford for 5 years before lockdown.
In lockdown I went to the garden almost full time whilst teaching and recording some online yoga.
When lockdown eased, I started a garden volunteer programme at Kentwell.
which I ran until early 2025.
My passion is no-dig vegetable gardening.
Once again... I'm mostly barefoot and outdoors!
I grew up in South Africa gardening, bird watching, catching bugs and beasties...
a wonderful, active childhood.
At 18 I studied Nature Conservation, and worked on a Vogelgat Nature Reserve in Hermanus, Cape Province, spending a lot of time up and down the mountains and researching Fynbos.
I became interested in anatomy, especially the 'myofascial' aspect (muscles and stuff),
when I trained as a massage therapist in the mid '90's.
I worked as a massage therapist on a cruise ship... the lifestyle there being physically quite constricting.
It was then, in the year 2000, I took up yoga... which was a great way to keep active and flexible in a small space.
I attended Hot Yoga and Sivananda classes when possible, however I was mainly self-taught from books and an Ashtanga DVD.
Little did I know then that yoga is so, so much more than feeling good physically!
I moved to Scotland and trained as a Yoga Teacher (Ashtanga) in Edinburgh in 2006 with Brian Cooper of Union Yoga.
At that time I also trained with Ana Forrest, David Swenson and Dharma Mittra.
I established ChillOut Yoga in Aberfoyle, Scotland, in 2007, where I spent many happy years teaching classes,
ChillOut Yoga Teacher Training, running workshops and retreats in the Trossachs and Long Melford.
I have taught over 8000 hours of yoga and have taught over 100 folk
to become fully qualified and recognized yoga teachers.
I subsequently joined forces with Laurence and Ali to establish East of England Yoga School.
I moved to Suffolk in 2013 and started and ran the Long Melford Yoga Studio,
where I taught until moving to Needham, Harleston, Norfolk in 2025.
Like everything else, my practice is constantly evolving
and flows with the beautiful seasons in the UK.
From a strong Ashtanga practice, I have moved a into more Scaravelli-inspired practice,
and I simply adore Meditation.
I love teaching and learning, and although I have had, and still have, some amazing and inspirational teachers
(Catherine Annis and Pete Blackaby, and anatomy with Julian Baker),
I learn the most from the lovely folk who keep coming to my classes.
As for the gardening...
I was a part-time gardener at Kentwell Hall in Long Melford for 5 years before lockdown.
In lockdown I went to the garden almost full time whilst teaching and recording some online yoga.
When lockdown eased, I started a garden volunteer programme at Kentwell.
which I ran until early 2025.
My passion is no-dig vegetable gardening.
Once again... I'm mostly barefoot and outdoors!
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