My Signature Style
I teach what I wish someone had taught me 20 years ago.
Private sessions in Pilates, yoga, and functional strength — shaped by 20 years of insight.
Back then, I was chasing sweat and skinny.
Like many, I assumed all yoga was the same — so I did back-to-back classes of hot yoga and vinyasa yoga, thinking more intensity meant more benefit.
At my first hot yoga teacher training
Technique and anatomy were often glossed over.
The focus was on external form vs internal awareness, sensation and feedback.
In one class, I remember a teacher saying: “We should really go over how to do a proper chaturanga… but there’s no time today.”
I thought: "Why not? I would have loved to learn."
Downward Dog with length & lift — but I'm sinking into the shoulders instead of pushing against the floor
The only reason I stopped was because my body finally gave out — worn down by relentless practice that lacked muscular control.
I was in constant pain from repetitive strain, compounded by classes that prioritised "flow" and shapes over stability and control.
Restorative support to gently stretch the side body and melt tension in the spine and shoulders.
Everything shifted when the studio brought in an Iyengar Yoga teacher.
For the first time, someone guided me to modify my practice, stabilise areas of weakness, and develop not just a cognitive grasp, but an embodied sense of what was happening in my body.
I learned to feel what I was doing — and from that, how to adjust myself in every posture.
Whatever was taught in class, I knew how to modify on my own.
That independence was liberating.
Reclined Thunderbolt at a rope wall: grounding the pelvis, easing lumbar tension, and supporting spinal length — a quiet, effective setup for back pain relief
Iyengar Yoga gifted me the pillars that still shape my teaching — precision, therapy, and personalisation.
But I still had questions.
Upward Dog on a chair: elevation eases lumbar compression by creating space from pelvis to floor, while hands pressing the seat support the shoulders—making the backbend accessible and gentle on the spine
The method often visualises the body in sharp lines and fixed angles — “hips square,” “legs at 90 degrees,” “shoulders and back flat against an invisible wall,” as if the body were wedged between panes of glass.
While B.K.S. Iyengar himself could safely explore these extremes, I began to see that most students couldn’t —
and shouldn’t — be taught this way.
Inverted forward fold at the rope wall: hips secured, knees bent beneath me, crown of the head reaching down—promoting deep spinal lengthening and gentle decompression
To me, movement felt more circular than angular.
I saw how joints move in arcs, not boxes.
I imagined the pelvis and shoulders as dynamic ball-and-socket systems, not levers or hinges.
These questions weren’t criticisms — they simply showed me it was time to evolve beyond the traditional Iyengar framework.
Side plank with chair support reduces strain on shoulder and wrist, while allowing a sustained, lengthened lateral stretch that protects both
I had learned the best of what the Iyengar method offered, and was deeply grateful for it.
From there, I became a certified Pilates teacher trainer, integrating Pilates, functional strength, and ballet conditioning — crafting a practice that is adaptable, sustainable, and responsive to real bodies.
Functional strength taught me to support my body from within — moving with control, not collapse.
Ballet conditioning refined that strength: training the body to resist gravity, recruit deeper muscles, and move with precision — without external equipment.
At the heart of my teaching: anatomical clarity, a therapeutic approach to strength, and highly attuned, personalised guidance.
My focus is no longer on perfecting external form.
I guide intelligent movement and strength that supports your longevity.
Supported hanging pull-up on the Pilates Cadillac: builds upper body strength and enhances shoulder stability with controlled support.
What Guides My Work
Anatomical Intelligence
Every movement is rooted in biomechanical clarity.
You’ll gain the tools to move with confidence, safety, and structural intelligence.
Sustainable Strength
Strength that endures — joint-conscious, adaptable, and built for longevity.
Expect resilience that supports your lifestyle, now and decades from now.
Precision Personalisation
No two bodies move the same.
Each session is clinically informed, meticulously tailored, and adjusted in real time to you.
The Disciplines That Shape My Method
Functional Strength & Movement
Train for real life.
Enhance stability, power, and joint integrity through practical, biomechanically sound movements that protect your body long term.
Pilates
Pilates
Rebuild strength from the inside out.
Low-impact, joint-safe movements that restore core integrity, postural balance, and precise control.
The Iyengar Method
Anatomy-led precision.
Rooted in alignment, structure, and intelligent sequencing — for deep therapeutic change and sustainable mobility.
Deep Rest & Recovery
True transformation begins in stillness.
Restore the nervous system, reduce inflammation, and support healing with practices grounded in breath, rest, and subtle awareness.
Ballet Conditioning
Elegance meets strength.
Targeted, intelligent movement patterns that refine coordination, build resilient muscles, and support graceful longevity.
Together, these disciplines create a method defined by anatomical rigour, enduring strength, and nuanced attunement to both physical structure and nervous system balance.
Unsure where to begin?
Get in touch to begin a practice truly tailored to your body and goals.