Yoga found me over twenty years ago in a local sports centre in the outskirts of London. Looking back, I couldn't tell you what style of yoga it was. What I do remember is that, after spending my teenage years competing in sport at district, county and national level, I was searching for something different—a way to care for my body that wasn't driven by competition. I didn't know it then, but yoga would become the constant that followed me through every stage of my life.

As my career evolved, so did my practice. Directing theatre in my twenties drew me to the expressive animal forms woven throughout yoga. Later, while working in television, I became devoted to Bikram Yoga (now known as 26+2), before exploring Iyengar, Hot Vinyasa Flow, Yin and Mandala Yoga. Wherever life took me—from Beirut , Kerala or Shanghai—I always found a way to practice.

After decades of personal practice, I completed my teacher training with Hassan Hassan, studying Hatha and Vinyasa alongside anatomy and the ancient yogic texts. More important than the qualification was discovering that yoga extends far beyond physical postures. I became interested in how its philosophy can shape the way we move through the world—with greater awareness, resilience and presence.

During my training, I also became increasingly uncomfortable with the way the modern wellness industry often packages yoga as another product to consume. I realised I didn't want to teach yoga as a fancy lifestyle accessory. I wanted to share it as a practical tool—something useful, accessible and relevant to people who might never imagine yoga was for them.

Then Muay Thai entered my life.

I walked into my first class terrified, but quickly discovered a welcoming community and a practice that transformed me. Yoga had already given me balance, mobility and body awareness; Muay Thai taught me confidence, focus and the mindset of a warrior. I started thinking about how Yoga could compliment Muay Thai and other combat sports training.Yoga in combat gyms just hits differently. One of my favourite teaching moments in a recent trial class for Muay Thai fighters was that as everyone settled into Savasana, I walked around the room gently unclenching hands that had instinctively remained closed in the shape of a punch. After years of learning to fight, I felt Yoga could teach their bodies not only how to kick higher and balance better but also how to recover better and surrender to “flow,” which is a term very much used across Yoga and Muay Thai.

I'm interested in bringing yoga into places where it isn't expected but can make the greatest difference—combat sports gyms, community spaces and anywhere people want to move better, recover more intelligently and reconnect with themselves. My aim isn't to create more yogis. It's to share the benefits of yoga with people who don't see themselves reflected in glossy wellness culture, but can still reap the benefits of this thousands of years old practice.

Areas of Interest:

• Yoga X Combat Sports

• Outdoor Yoga

• Adapted Yoga for Paraplegic Athletes.

• Yoga X Psychoanalysis