"I believe we can learn be be truly content, joyous and at peace, despite trauma and adverse life experiences, through movement, meditation and breath work. "

Why teach yoga?

I have been practicing yoga for twenty years and teaching for nine of those. I was first drawn to the more dynamic, physical forms of yoga (asana), which opened the door to a much deeper exploration of this beautiful and ancient tradition. With consistent practice came a growing sense of peace, spaciousness, and acceptance. Over time, my relationship with movement shifted—less about physical fitness or flexibility, and more about cultivating presence, emotional resilience, and a gentler way of being with myself.

Gradually, I began to understand what yoga truly is: a tool for living in deeper connection with ourselves and the world around us.

As a mental health professional, and as someone with lived experience of mental ill health, I deeply appreciate the profound impact that regular yoga practice can have on both mind and body—through movement, breath work, meditation, chanting, mudra, and stillness.

My love for nature and the outdoors is interwoven with my practice. I don't believe we go into nature, but are simply natural beings.  As living beings, our rhythms, moods, and energy naturally align with the cycles of the natural world. Yet, we often find ourselves pushing against these rhythms, which can lead to imbalance or dis-ease.

My work as a yoga therapist honours this connection. It recognises that each person is shaped by a unique constellation of influences—physical, emotional, environmental—and that no single path suits everyone. What brings one person into harmony may feel unsettling to another, because we each carry a distinct constitution and way of being.

My interests sit at the intersection of ancient yogic wisdom and contemporary knowledge of mental health, anatomy, and neuroscience. Yoga’s roots lie in experiential understanding, and modern research is increasingly affirming what these traditions have long taught.

My transition into yoga therapy has been a natural and intuitive evolution—an integration of my love for yoga, my passion for wellbeing, and my desire to support others in feeling more balanced, more connected, and more like themselves…just as nature intended.

Publications

I have written for various publications about mental health, yoga and climbing for the British Mountaineering Council (BMC), UKClimbing.com (UKC) and WomenClimb as well as being interviewed by WomenClimb and the Adventure Syndicate. I am also featured as a casestuding in the "to heal" chapter in the Book "Adventure Revolution" by Belinda Kirk.

I was invited to speak at the  Arm Chair Adventure Festival (September 2022)  to be a panelist in discussion mental health and the outdoors. 

To Listen to me discuss why the outdoors, adventure and yoga can all boost mental health with Dr Jenni Myres at the Adventure syndicate click play below!