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I love being outdoors and barefoot as often as I can.
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 at Vogelgat Nature Reserve in Hermanus, Cape Province,
spending a lot of time up and down the mountains researching Fynbos and removing 'alien' vegetation
under the guidance of the eccentric 'Doc' Williams and trustees of the reserve.
Yoga
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 with my lovely teacher and friend Samadhi.
However, I was mainly self-taught from books and an Ashtanga DVD while on the ship.
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 Norfolk in March 2025,
where I now teach Yoga classes and Meditation in Needham, near Harleston.
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.
In this time I taught myself how to grow veg, with lots of advice from my colleague Peter 'The Troll',
online Charles Dowding No Dig courses... and lots of trial and error!
In the 'Out, but not OutOut' phase of lockdown, in June 2020,
I started a garden volunteer programme at Kentwell, which I ran until early 2025.
It was an amazing few years of friendships, fun and transforming the gardens.
we were privileged to be a small part of such an historical and peaceful garden,
I moved to the Waveney Valley, South Norfolk, in March 2025.
My passion is ecological vegetable and flower growing.
I seem to be addicted to growing...
So... once again I'm mostly barefoot and outdoors!
What a lucky girl...
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 at Vogelgat Nature Reserve in Hermanus, Cape Province,
spending a lot of time up and down the mountains researching Fynbos and removing 'alien' vegetation
under the guidance of the eccentric 'Doc' Williams and trustees of the reserve.
Yoga
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 with my lovely teacher and friend Samadhi.
However, I was mainly self-taught from books and an Ashtanga DVD while on the ship.
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 Norfolk in March 2025,
where I now teach Yoga classes and Meditation in Needham, near Harleston.
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.
In this time I taught myself how to grow veg, with lots of advice from my colleague Peter 'The Troll',
online Charles Dowding No Dig courses... and lots of trial and error!
In the 'Out, but not OutOut' phase of lockdown, in June 2020,
I started a garden volunteer programme at Kentwell, which I ran until early 2025.
It was an amazing few years of friendships, fun and transforming the gardens.
we were privileged to be a small part of such an historical and peaceful garden,
I moved to the Waveney Valley, South Norfolk, in March 2025.
My passion is ecological vegetable and flower growing.
I seem to be addicted to growing...
So... once again I'm mostly barefoot and outdoors!
What a lucky girl...
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