i deeply value the healing arts for all they offer to us as individuals, and in the connections they build. i am therefore pleased to offer massage treatments for individually focused healing and relaxation. i am also an experienced yoga teacher who enjoys sharing yoga with a wide range of people
i initially came to yoga and massage suffering from ME/ chronic fatigue syndrome, having experienced no assistance from conventional medicine. in my more dramatic moments, i have declared that they saved my life, and in my lower-key moments, I just refer to them as “magic stuff”. with yoga and massage we let go of how we think things ought to be, and work from the current reality towards a better future. i am grateful for all the improvements in my wellbeing that they have assisted, and am deeply convinced of their healing powers
my training in thai yoga massage was a pleasure throughout under the calm tuition of kira balaskas of the school of thai yoga massage in london, and with with the sunshine network in a remote lahu village in northern thailand. for several years i kept returning to chang mai in northern thailand for advanced training at the sunshine school. I have completed ITEC diploma in anatomy & physiology which supports my treatments. i trained in ayurvedic yoga massage with rasovai near the beautiful ashvem beach in goa, india. i returned there for several years to assist Urja, my teacher, on the course in order to enjoy and contribute to the experience of "soul training" that the experience offers
my first yoga teacher training was with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy and this tradition strongly influences my teaching style. I find that it offers a good balance between the strengthening and challenging practices and the softer releasing and relaxing practices. i also completed a month long programme at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai, India, and am inspired by this historic tradition’s focus on personal yoga therapy and fluid, mindful movement. i have also completed the Birthlight pregnancy and post-natal yoga diploma
I am a member of the ThinkTree international professional association for complementary therapists. i am fully qualified and insured