My yoga journey began at quite a young age, when around the age of 10 I picked up a copy of my Mum's yoga book and began to read about relaxation techniques. It is something that I still practice to this day. I even did a year of yoga at school (in the UK) when I was a teenager. But back then it wasn't the global phenomenon that it is today – it was something that only middle aged women did in village halls.
So it wasn't until many years later, in 2001, when I accidentally walked into a yoga class at my gym that my journey really took off. I practised for 3 years and found that it gave me something more than just the benefits of physical exercise, although I couldn't really put my finger on what that something was. During this time, I also took a two year course to become a crystal and energy healer, which has changed my life completely. I then began to understand that yoga works in a very similar way to crystal healing – it affects you on an emotional, mental and spiritual level as well as on the physical.
In 2004, I decided at the last minute to go on a yoga holiday to Turkey. Led by Simon Low, one of the founders of Triyoga in London, and probably one of the best teachers in the UK, the holiday transformed my yoga practice in the space of a week. Inspired, I started going to classes at Triyoga and was amazed at the level of teaching on offer. I particularly loved the yoga flow classes and the way that the teachers combined poses to form a sequence. It almost felt like a dance.
In 2008 my boyfriend and I decided to make the move to South Africa. Almost as soon as we arrived I Googled 'yoga classes in Johannesburg' and Yoga Warrior was the first and only studio I tried. After my first class I realised it was exactly the flowing style of yoga that I had enjoyed so much in the UK.
My decision to do the yoga teacher training was born primarily out of my desire to learn more about yoga and to find like-minded people in Johannesburg rather than about wanting to teach, but the course has enabled me to find my voice as a teacher.
Yoga for me is a spiritual experience and brings me a calmness and inner peace that I only find elsewhere through crystal healing. I am excited to be able to build my own classes and hope to give others the same enjoyment that I experience when I am on the mat.
My yoga journey began at quite a young age, when around the age of 10 I picked up a copy of my Mum's yoga book and began to read about relaxation techniques. It is something that I still practice to this day. I even did a year of yoga at school (in the UK) when I was a teenager. But back then it wasn't the global phenomenon that it is today – it was something that only middle aged women did in village halls.
So it wasn't until many years later, in 2001, when I accidentally walked into a yoga class at my gym that my journey really took off. I practised for 3 years and found that it gave me something more than just the benefits of physical exercise, although I couldn't really put my finger on what that something was. During this time, I also took a two year course to become a crystal and energy healer, which has changed my life completely. I then began to understand that yoga works in a very similar way to crystal healing – it affects you on an emotional, mental and spiritual level as well as on the physical.
In 2004, I decided at the last minute to go on a yoga holiday to Turkey. Led by Simon Low, one of the founders of Triyoga in London, and probably one of the best teachers in the UK, the holiday transformed my yoga practice in the space of a week. Inspired, I started going to classes at Triyoga and was amazed at the level of teaching on offer. I particularly loved the yoga flow classes and the way that the teachers combined poses to form a sequence. It almost felt like a dance.
In 2008 my boyfriend and I decided to make the move to South Africa. Almost as soon as we arrived I Googled 'yoga classes in Johannesburg' and Yoga Warrior was the first and only studio I tried. After my first class I realised it was exactly the flowing style of yoga that I had enjoyed so much in the UK.
My decision to do the yoga teacher training was born primarily out of my desire to learn more about yoga and to find like-minded people in Johannesburg rather than about wanting to teach, but the course has enabled me to find my voice as a teacher.
Yoga for me is a spiritual experience and brings me a calmness and inner peace that I only find elsewhere through crystal healing. I am excited to be able to build my own classes and hope to give others the same enjoyment that I experience when I am on the mat.