My love of travel and live music led me to live in London in my early 20's. 

It was in London in 2002 that I had the good fortune to attend a Shadow Yoga class. Although I had been attending yoga classes for many  years, and had just returned from traveling in India, attending yoga classes most days, I experienced so many "yoga first's" in that first Shadow Yoga class. I was instantly intrigued. 

It was the hardest class I had ever attended, but the most beneficial. I recognised the intelligence in the Shadow Yoga system's approach to working with our breath, the body, and consequently the mind. And so my journey towards yoga began.

I stayed in London to continue to study Shadow Yoga and was fortunate to be guided in my studies by exceptional teachers. My teaching foundation started at Islington Yoga with Karen Watson and John Evans with a 2 year teacher's course. Then with Jana Appleyard, whom I studied with for 8 years. In that time I also did an intensive 3-year apprenticeship with Jana at Yoga In The City.

Most recently my yoga journey evolved under the guidance of Sundernath ( Shandor Remete ) - founder of Shadow Yoga - and Emma Balnaves on their 2009-2012 teacher training, attending a number of retreats with them all around the world during the course of these years.

Now living and teaching Shadow Yoga in New Zealand, I continue to study under the care and guidance of Sundernath and Emma, attending their workshops and retreats around the world.