My Story

I came to yoga when I was moving fast—working hard, striving, wearing the many hats demanded of me. I had just qualified as a doctor. I saw myself as a caregiver. The reliable one. The achiever.  

I first brought that same mindset to yoga: to improve, feel productive, and do something good for my body. And while I did feel calmer, stronger, and more open, what truly changed was less tangible: yoga gave me space to listen.

Consistent practice shifted how I listened - not just outwardly, but inwardly. To a longing I hadn’t recognised nor could name at the time: to live differently. To be more connected. More intention. More me. 

Yoga helped me return to parts of myself I’d forgotten belonged to me: intuition, presence, simplicity, breath. These gifts matter more than knowledge, perfection or achievement (something I am still learning and reminding myself of). Yoga invited me to move through life not just as a professional or caregiver, but as a whole and imperfect human being. It reshaped my understanding of wellbeing—not as something to chase, but something to align with, step by step, choice by choice.

Yoga reveals a deeper path in a world obsessed with productivity, self-optimisation, and even popular concepts of what ‘wellness’ should look like. It gets to the heart of being human. For me, wellbeing no longer means hitting milestones or controlling every outcome anymore, but instead learning how to be in relationship: with ourselves, with others, and with a world in constant change.

Why I Teach

Rooted in the wisdom of yoga and informed by my background in general practice, coaching, and lifestyle medicine, my work centres around one belief:

When we learn to live in alignment — physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually — health and transformation unfold naturally.

When I first trained as a doctor, I thought my job was to fix problems, restore function, and move swiftly on to the next problem. Yet, over time, I began to notice the limits of that model for my patients, and for myself. Practising medicine this way felt like sticking a plaster over a much deeper wound; fire-fighting instead of healing.

Modern medicine is often focused on fixing what’s visible or urgent. Yoga, meanwhile, invites us to pause and tend to what lies beneath—the mindset, the patterns, the disconnection from ourselves. It empowers us to become active participants in our own healing (...what can I do for myself?), not just passive recipients of care (...who will fix this for me?). 

For me, this is why yoga is more than exercise and why it holds so much power for transformation. It is both practical and spiritual, tending not only to the surface but to the roots. It reminds us that how we breathe, move, think and pay attention shapes our health and our living reality.  

That’s why I teach alongside working in medicine. Teaching keeps me accountable to live that holistic truth, honouring both what I’ve learned intellectually from the West and absorbed experientially from the East. 

How I Teach

My teaching is informed by five core values: alignment, empowerment, embodiment, service, and lifelong learning. 

Yoga with me isn’t about perfect poses or self-improvement for its own sake. It’s about learning to inhabit yourself more fully—body, mind, and breath. 

I start and return to the body, because for a long time, I was disconnected from mine. Reconnection, through precise, compassionate attention in Asana, became the foundation for deeper healing. The body remains, for me, a wise and honest mirror for the inner world.

In practice, this means:

• Thoughtful sequencing that respects anatomy and alignment for sustainable, functional movement at any age

• Deliberate pacing that offers time to feel and integrate—no rushing or performing

• Blending Eastern philosophy with Western science for wider perspectives

• Nervous system regulation to build resilience and bring ease 

• Playfulness as medicine—because joy, laughter are portals to vitality

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Who I Serve: Life In Between

Over time, I’ve noticed my classes attract people who do too much, give too much, or care deeply for others (including other yoga teachers!). Often, I see fellow healthcare professionals or caregivers in my community. Many, among them are women in midlife like me, seeking a way not to accept ageing as decline but as an opportunity for freedom, vibrancy, and evolution. 

Yoga draws seekers, even if they’re unsure what they seek. I’ve felt for a long time that I sit in-between - between people and places, between medicine and yoga, East and West. And I’ve often felt restless in that space, trying to find my way.  

I find that “in-between space” so tentative, but now it’s no longer something to ‘get right’ but to create day by day and is in itself fully alive - between being and doing, control and surrender, effort and ease, head and heart. There’s no final balance point, just an attempt to show up fully—again and again.

This, to me, is my beautiful, imperfect practice. 

If this resonates with you, maybe we can discover and navigate this space together.  

Credentials & Background

• Certified Yoga Teacher (Hatha & Restorative, since 2018)
  
  

• Medical doctor 20 years + experience (specialist interests in women’s health, mental health, and health coaching)
  
  

• Diploma in Lifestyle Medicine (certified with BSLM - evidence-based focus on six pillars of health: movement, sleep, mental wellbeing, nutrition, and connection)
  
  

• Mentor, coach, and leader, focusing on compassionate healthcare and systems change.
  
  

• Trustee of YIHA, a charity dedicated to integrating yoga into healthcare
  
  

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