health in harmony
Back in the mid 1990’s I finally took up yoga, after being interested since my
teens. From the very first session I loved it. As a busy Registered Nurse and
mum to two youngsters at the time, I found the relaxation I felt by the end of
the class to be the highlight of my week. I initially took up the practice as I
had a very painful neck following a car accident. Two years of physiotherapy and
pain medication had not helped very much, but yoga did. I then moved from
Australia back to the UK. Although I loved my nursing work on the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit, I needed something for me. At that time there were very few
yoga classes around, all in gyms and not really offering what I had experienced
in my classes in Australia. I embarked on a 2-year yoga teaching training course
at the Yoga for Health Foundation (now the Yoga for Health Foundation), enjoying
residential training weekends. I loved the way we were taught, with the emphasis
on what yoga could do for our health in all respects. This has vastly inspired
the way I teach to this day. I feel that my nursing background is a real help in
this regard too. I have since completed many yoga trainings, including the
British Wheel of Yoga Diploma, and specialised Menopause Yoga training.
