Who We Are

I co-founded Lime House Yoga with Jock in 2014 having spent 10 yrs in a variety of leadership roles in the public sector, specialising in Impact Reporting, Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity and Information Governance.

Alongside running Lime House, I work for NHS England, specialising in how to measure impact across complex health and social care programmes of change.

With a degree in Feminism/Gender Studies, my role in Amayu is to ensure equality in all areas of the business, especially policy and business development, governance and the educational programme.

In my spare time I love to cook and am the Chair of Trustees for Volunteer Cornwall.

I co-founded Stillpoint Yoga London in 2009 and have been the main teacher there since 2012, teaching every weekday morning. 

I teach yoga and mindfulness intensives, workshops and retreats both nationally and internationally. 

I have senior teaching certificates to share the primary and intermediate series of ashtanga yoga from both Manju Jois and John Scott and I have also undergone extensive training with Clear Mind Institute, gaining their level 3 certificate in Mindfulness and Compassion.

I feel deeply that each person can unpack how a yoga practice can inform their lives. I teach each person how the practice relates to them on an individual level, on both a physical and spiritual level. 

I have been practicing yoga since 1996. I am currently the owner of Ashtanga Yoga Worldwide in Fort Lauderdale, Fl.  

I also teach workshops in yoga practice and theory internationally.

I draw on my experience in the oral tradition of yoga, studying in Mysore, India and with teachers in N. America and Europe as well as my personal experience of practice, and ongoing self-study of academic research in contemporary and traditional yoga.

Since rescinding my authorization from the KPJAYI, I have dedicated myself to developing a consent driven, student-centered approach to the teaching and practice of Ashtanga Yoga.  

I believe in the healing power of yoga for all. My style of teaching assists students in finding the approach to the practice that is most beneficial for them.

I have a strong belief and knowing that education is powerful. From my 25 plus years in areas of social work, community development, higher education and yoga teaching, I have synthesized my experience, professional qualifications and expertise to the place in which I finds myself today. And where is that? Passionate in my pursuit to improve the quality of Yoga Teaching around the globe and in doing so, to support yoga teachers across all styles of yoga. To aid in my pursuit, I have completed over 1200 hours of yoga teacher training and taught extensively on yoga teacher training courses, specialising in yoga for holistic healing. I bridge the gap between the style of Ashtanga yoga and other forms of Hatha yoga through my in-depth knowledge, study and teaching with Master Yogi Nicky Knoff.

I am also currently pursuing Postgraduate research in the area of Quality in Teaching with a particular emphasis on Quality in Yoga Teaching. My interest is in developing and applying a conceptual framework in an attempt to measure quality. My  intention is to improve the professional standing of the yoga teaching profession worldwide.

I’ve been teaching for 16 years and co-founded Lime House Yoga with Emma in 2014, running classes, workshops, retreats and a 300hr Teacher Training Program.

My journey to yoga came after falling down a mountain snowboarding in 2000, breaking my back in four places and shattering my collarbone. After numerous unsuccessful operations I began a regular yoga practice that enabled me to heal from these injuries and astonished the medical practitioners who had tried and failed to put me back together!

I went on to train with Bridget Woods-Kramer, a world-renowned Anusara teacher and since 2013 have been teaching Ashtanga having completed teacher training with both Manju Jois and John Scott. I emphasise alignment, anatomy and fun!

I founded and direct Yoga at the Space and teach the daily assisted self-practice classes, guided Hatha yoga and pre-natal yoga classes for our local community as well as teaching retreats and workshops.

I started practicing yoga in 1991 as a new mum, working in the film industry and it has been a central part of my life every since. I have had the privilege of studying with a number of wonderful teachers, including Dena Kingsberg, David Keil and in particular John Scott and Lucy Crawford. I have also spent time practicing at KPJAYI in Mysore.

I am passionate about supporting students to connect to the energetic and meditative aspects of the practice and making these simple tools for life accessible to anyone, through community outreach programmes, such as our Urban Yogis UK project.

My principle involvement with Amayu is to see how we can best develop training and mentorship programmes which will support and include these outreach programmes in our community.

I am a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and a Yoga Therapist for Mental Health with 7 years’ experience of treating depression and anxiety disorders within the NHS and privately.

I combine the insights of yoga therapy, mindfulness, psychotherapy and neuroscience in the management of symptoms of anxiety, depression and trauma.

I continue to lecture and assess yoga therapists in training with the Minded Institute. With academic experience in psychology and neuroscience I continue to remain current within both fields.

My academic interest in stress and its effects on health, combined with my experience and knowledge of yoga therapy, equips me with a versatile approach to address a diverse range of groups and individual needs.