About me

I came to yoga when in a high-pressure leadership role and looking for a way to still my mind and look after my wellbeing. Ten years on, I completed a Diploma in Yoga Teaching through the New Zealand Institute of Health and Fitness. After a career in people centred roles, I wanted to continue to make a difference.

My classes blend mindful, functional movement with straight forward guidance — no perfoming, no ego, no jargon without explanation. Just steady, honest practice that encourages you to keep showing up. My intention when I role out my mat as a teacher is to offer a safe, inclusive and welcoming space where students practice with kindness, compassion and humour for themselves, whilst still being invited to grow.

That approach is grounded in more than 25 years of delivering and leading services in the social care and for-purpose sectors, working alongside people experiencing trauma and significant life change. A career spent in homelessness, sexual violence support, youth, elder care and disability services. All those years working with people whose experiences shape how they occupy their bodies and shared spaces means that compassion, empathy and trauma-informed practice are not add-ons to my teaching; they are part of who I am.

I know how much yoga has brought to my life. I also know what it is to walk into a yoga space as a beginner, and I want to make that first step easier for other people.