The journey within

My interest in somatics started with yoga. In my late 20s I threw myself into the many dynamic forms of yoga. The more challenging, the better. It took me quite a few years and 250 hours of yoga teacher training to realise that the dynamic practice was fuelling my high-achiever tendencies and the sympathetic charge stored in my body (hello anxiety!). And that’s when the journey of unlearning and slowing down has begun.

Today I think of yoga as one of the tools for self actualisation, looking within and moving towards becoming the full expression of oneself. I now realise that yoga doesn’t give me anything that I don’t already have but instead, it helps me access what I need. I use it to integrate and metabolise whatever’s present for me in the moment, to take some time to hang out with my body and tend to how it wants to move.

The way I teach yoga/movement is a trauma-safe mix of juicy slow flow, somatic explorations and functional movement. 1-2-1 classes are available as stand alone yoga classes and as part of somatic coaching sessions, depending on client’s needs and preferences.