About Me

I started practising hatha yoga in 1988 while a student at New York University. New York City was a wonderful place to begin my yoga journey as I had access to a wide range of classes and excellent teachers. Throughout my student years I attended classes and courses at various yoga studios: Sivananda, Iyengar and more. During this period I happened to attend a lecture on Ayurveda by Dr. Pratima Raichur and subsequently became insterested in how yoga, Ayurveda and meditation all complement each other. I went on intensive retreats with Dharma Mittra and at the Himalayan Institute. It was wonderful to have access to so many different teachers and styles of teaching. This period of exploration allowed me to see which styles of teaching suited me best. I have always found that you learn something different from each teacher. I returned, time and again, to classes at two places: Dharma Mittra's yoga studio and the Himalayan Institute teachers who then taught out of East West Bookstore.

It is with gratitude that I acknowledge my teachers, from whom, more than 20 years on, I am still learning. You will find a wealth of information on their websites. I won't aim to reproduce it here. Dharma Mittra turned 70 in May of 2009 and is still teaching and traveling the world training yoga teachers after 50 years dedicated to yoga. Dharma is known for his famous poster of 908 poses. Carol and Charles Crenshaw of the Himalayan Institute have over 60 years of teaching between them. Along with Sandy Anderson, Mary and Rolf Sovik and Pandit Rajmani Tigunait (all students of Swami Rama) who inititated me into this tradition with my own mantra. And to Swami Rama who founded the Himalayan Institute in 1969 I give my thanks.

Recently, I was on Dharma's website, watching his 70th Birthday Retrospective video and was surprised to see a still of myself (in purple), in his class. This photo is from about 1989 I would guess.

I completed 200 hours of teacher training with the Himalayan Institute in 1998. I did some student teaching in NYC, followed by some teaching in Leith, Edinburgh. I am pleased to be teaching again in Rugby after a few years break dedicated to motherhood.

I am registered and insured with Yoga Alliance UK which is an organisation seeking to set clear standards for yoga teachers in the UK. I am CRB checked.

I am an American who has lived in the UK for the past 13 years. I have two daughters aged 5 and 3 (keen yoga learners) and I'm a Phoenix Trader.