A bit about me...
My yoga journey started 20 years ago. Over time, as my practice matured, I slowly understood what it meant to ‘listen in’.
We are taught to follow instruction and invest trust in the experts around us, and so it took time for me to redirect authority back to myself.
During pregnancy, I learned how to really honour and listen to my body. This has been a great gift of self-discovery as I continue to be attuned to my needs in my practice. I believe that we need all the support we can get to maintain this awareness. Many factors will distract us from our inner guidance but practicing yoga while pregnant as connection to self, connection to baby and simply keeping fit and strong can provide us with the tools we need to optimise our chances of having an empowered birth experience.
Supporting pregnant women as they approach their birth lead me naturally to train as a birth doula. At the heart of my doula work is a deep respect for women’s innate capacity and wisdom. Birth is a profound rite of passage, yet its sacredness is often overlooked or lost. I see my role as helping families reconnect with what feels right for them, without agenda or expectation. I listen deeply and offer steady emotional, practical and informational support throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.
Outside of yoga and birth work, I am a mother to two sensational young girls and a proud keeper of a smallholding, home to an abundance of vegetables and flowers, some very characterful ducks and chickens, and a surprisingly tame deer. When my hands are in the soil, and I’m in service to others, I feel most at home.
This learning journey never ends, and I’m dedicated to constantly improving my knowledge and experience with self-study and the guidance of incredible teachers to whom I’m very thankful.
Qualifications & CDP:
200hr Hatha Teacher Training - Bristol School of Yoga, Laura Gilmore, 2020
Pregnancy Yoga, Postnatal Rehabilitation, and Mum and Baby Yoga - Amy Yoga, 2021
300hr Advanced Teacher Training - Bristol School of Yoga, Laura Gilmore, 2021
Bhakti Immersion with Sarah Harlow, Yogasara, 2023
Yogasara Hands-on Teaching and Anatomy CPD, 2023
Earth Woman, School of Shamanic Womancraft with Jane Hardwick Collings 2025-6
Birth Doula Training with Conscious Birthing 2025.
