I am living in Bermuda and playing with the way that constant external change interacts with me, the soul, in this human body. I am on the look out for people to collaborate with, to share ideas and practices that move us towards being truly well, in all senses of the word, as experienced through all our senses.
I was a bit of a sporty tomboy growing up, playing hockey, soccer, softball and spending a lot of time riding and competing on horseback. You could always find me outdoors in my free time. Movement, aside from its physical benefits, had a higher purpose of managing the ups and downs of the emotional side of life, as well as teaching me the value of discipline and commitment.
I qualified as an Exercise Physiologist at university but my heart called for travel. I set off on what was to become 10 years living on the road in Latin America, most of this time working as a tour leader. At one point, trail running had become my anchor, the thing that gave me space and time to be with myself, to decompress and recharge, and I needed only a pair of trainers to unleash my desire to explore.
Injury swept me off the trails and I spent over a year seeking something else to fill the void. It was difficult to find something that combined with my nomadic lifestyle and lit me up in the same way until I reconnected, and recommitted to yoga in 2018. Finally, something that lights my fire and travels light!
I spent the next couple of years reconfiguring hotel rooms and terraces in 7 countries, to create the couple of square meters of sacred space that I needed to lay down my mat. Again, not much needed, just a mat, and that I showed up with my full presence, over and over again. I recognised how much the practice showed up for me in return.
On my rest days in my home base in Antigua Guatemala, I regularly practiced with Lauren McKiddy and Irene del Valle from Shakti Shala, endlessly grateful for their teachings. I trained in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga (200hr) with Doron Hanoch in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala in 2019, garnering a taste of Zen philosophy along the way and more recently I trained in Yin Yoga (50hr) with Ram from Arhanta Yoga Academy.