“Take what resonates with you and leave the rest.”

I first discovered yoga in the late 90s while I was studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in London. I’ve now been practicing for almost 22 years and teaching for over 12. Since then my teaching has been an evolution of my own practice and a journey into self love; from the creativity of the movement classes I took at drama school to the diversity of different yoga styles, I tried and immersed myself in.

I lived in India for 2 years studying yoga at its source and traveled the world to explore yoga in Goa, Mysore, Koh Samui and Tokyo.

I practice to create pleasure in my body, using movement, breath and voice (throat chakra) to release stored up emotions and energy in the body. My teaching is free from dogma. When I get together with my students we create sacred space and move through the class as if it is a ritual to heal ourselves and learn to be free. My style is my very own, influenced by all the amazing teachers I was lucky to learn from.

Since 2018, I have been practicing movment therapy with Tamara Levinson aka Cuchira, who has helped me to evolve to teach, work and think outside the box, or even better to get rid of the box completely.

My best teacher has been my own yoga practice. I strongly believe that before you start teaching, you need to establish a strong self practice. My way of teaching has been an evolution of my own practice.I have worked with yoga teachers, physio therapists, bodyworkers, movement therapists and dancers.

After teaching in London for 5 years, I relocated back to Germany in 2013. I’m currently based in Berlin, Germany.

QUALIFICATIONS:

2003 British Wheel Foundation training with Tara Fraser, London, UK

2004-2012 Practice with Hamish Hendry at Ashtanga Yoga London, UK

2005-2012 Study at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute Mysore with Patthabi Jois and Sharath Jois Mysore India

2007 Two month intensive with Rolf Naujokat Goa, India

2008 200 Hours Teacher Training at Yoga Thailand with Paul Dallaghan , Koh Samui Thailand

2009-2012 Assisted Hamish Hendry at his Mysore programme at Ashtanga Yoga London, UK

2009 Authorised by Sharath Jois to teach ashtanga Yoga Level 1

2010 Teacher Training with Sharath Jois in Mysore India one month course in July

2011 assisted Sharath Jois for one month in the main Shala in Mysore

2014 Advanced Teacher Training with Ana Forrest Berlin, Germany

2018-present Movmeant Studies with Tamara Levinson aka Cuchira Berlin, Zürich, Copenhagen, Portugal