I’m an experienced yoga teacher registered with and insured by Yoga Alliance Professionals. As well as immersing myself in my own practice, over the years I’ve taken hundreds of hours of teacher training.

200hrs YTT - Rajadhiraja Yoga
Himalayan Yoga Institute
Jan 2013

I originally trained in Rajadhiraja yoga, with the Himalayan Yoga Institute in the Kullu Valley, India. This was a wonderful training in the ancient tradition of Tantra yoga, which taught us the transformational effect of asanas and how they affect the hormonal and chakra systems. This Ashram teacher training allowed us to immerse ourselves in asana, pranayama, meditation, satsang, kirtan and yoga philosophy. The training included teaching in various styles including Hatha, Vinyasa and Yin

40 hrs YTT - Ashtanga Yoga
David Swenson
July 2015

A wonderful opportunity to practice and train with David Swenson. This training included teaching and adjusting the foundational postures of the Primary Series, with an emphasis on adjustments and making the practice accessible.

45 hrs YTT - Ashtanga Vinyasa, Melanie Cooper, 2016

An intensive week of Mysore practice and study with Melanie Cooper at Bristol City Yoga. We experienced first-hand Melanie’s teaching and adjustments in the morning Mysore sessions, followed by a thorough teaching program which included teaching Primary Series asanas from an anatomical perspective, taking into account different body types and injuries. This was a practical hands-on training which also included yoga anatomy and philosophy.

40 hrs YTT - Children’s Yoga, Toni Westaway, 2017

Y is For Yoga - this was a Children’s specific yoga teaching course, taught by Toni Westaway. It was a wonderful oppotunity to learn how to teach yoga in a safe an meaningful way to children between the ages of 4 and 14. This course invited us to re-claim our inner child as we considered yoga from a young persons perspective. This couse included yoga philosophy, applied paediatric anatomy & physiology, teaching methodologies & techniques.

200 hrs YTT - AVID YOGI Teacher Training, 2018

Teacher Training at Meadowlark Yoga Edinburgh, with Karen Kirkness, Amy Hughes, and Nadine Watton. A very comprehensive foundational teacher training course covering philosophy, asana, history of yoga and anatomy, including practical training in Ashtanga and Vinyasa

40 hrs CPD, Cadaveric Anatomy for Yoga, Karen Kirkness, 2018

This fascinating training with anatomist Karen Kirkness gave us special insight into the human body and took us into the anatomy lab at the University of Edinburgh. Together with anatomists, we discovered the relevant anatomical concepts in cadaveric specimen. In addition to classical anatomy in the lab, we also learned through theory and physical yoga practice .

Ashtanga Yoga, European Academy of Ashtanga Yoga, Manju Jois 2019
20 hrs Mysore Practice and Adjustments
Mysore practice and study in the traditional lineage of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, emphasising the therapeutic benefits of the practice, and adjusting asana.

SHARATH JOIS LONDON WORKSHOP JULY 2019
A week of practice with Sharath Jois at Ashtanga Yoga London.

CPD Trainings and Workshops

Anatomy of Adjustments Workshops with Karen Kirkness

Progressive Inversions-CPD Workshop, 06/07/2019

Core Restoration-CPD Workshop, 07/03/2020. 

Thoracic Space Exploration-CPD Workshop, 18/04/2020

Hip Flow: anatomy in yoga practice, 01/05/2020

Introduction to Selective Mutism in Teenagers with Libby Hill, Speech and Language Therapist, Small Talk
Nov 2021

Exploring Nidra with Melanie Cooper, The Shala Ltd
Jan 2022

Supporting Women and AFAB with ADHD with Kate Kamoshita, The Learning Compass
Oct 2022

Yoga & Mental Health, Adam Keen, 21st Jan, 2023
PRIMARY SERIES ASSISTS COURSE, Adam Keen,
April 2023

“Having taught Mysore-style Ashtanga yoga for the past 20 years, an approach to yoga qualified by its use of physical assists as the primary method of instruction, I have come to develop my understanding of how to offer physical assistance most effectively. This is through a better understanding of why I’m giving assists in the first place. “ Adam Keen

MINDFULNESS FOR NEURODIVERSITY, Plumb Village UK
Taught by Sylvia Clare and David Hughes
Jan & Feb 2024

Mindfulness can be a challenging skill to learn for anyone, but we know it brings multitude benefits. So how can people with alternative brains still access this practice? Sylvia has lived with ADHD and PTSD for much of her life. David has neither but has lived with Sylvia for a few decades. They both have deeply committed and long term mindfulness and meditation practices and have used these skills to help and support each other to navigate these challenges.

This is a specially adapted course based on Plum Village UK’s traditional ‘Be Calm Be Happy’ Mindfulness course, reconfigured to focus especially on the applications of mindfulness in support of neurodiversity issues such as ADHD and PTSD.

Classes and Lectures with Eddie Stern, Aberdeen
May 2024

Ashtanga Yoga for Healthy Digestion and Backs, Yoga Asana Sangraha, Pranayama, History of the Paths of Yoga, Yoga Sutras, Chanting, Meditation, Science of Yoga & Breathwork.

Over the years I’ve also attended many workshops, short courses and CPD events, not listed here. I love delving into all aspects of yoga and continue to practice and study with teachers locally and online. A few of my favourite online teachers are David Garrigues, Jen Rene, Eddie Stern, Shanna Small, Ashley Turner, Adam Keene, Ashtanga Yoga Ross, and The Ashtanga Nurse. I’m open to receiving teachings from a wide range of yoga lineages and continue to be intrigued by what resonates with me, why, and how I can share this with others