Movement and self-care practices offer an amazing opportunity to explore, investigate and to learn so that we can Move Thoughtfully, live healthily and reap the obvious as well as the unforeseen benefits.  I study voraciously and continually soak up evidence-based knowledge and amazing techniques in order to educate you.  The better you connect to and understand your body, the easier it is to achieve your goals.  I would love to help facilitate this journey for you!  

my training

I have been teaching MELT Method techniques since 2014, yoga since 2001 and Pilates since 2006.  I am a certified Raynor Massage Therapist, trained with London Institute of Thai Yoga Massage, and am certified in Level 2 Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT).  Also extremely influential to my work is my completion of Advanced Post Natal Wellness, Natal Fitness and Abdominal Scar Therapy with Burrell Education and my studies of movement assessment and strategy with Dr Kathy Dooley and Immaculate Dissection.  

my journey

After three years studying Taekwondo, I found myself gravitating to the self-reflective, less aggressive practice of yoga.  Upon completing two comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training programs in 2002, I taught at Yoga Works in Los Angeles for several years before moving to London, England in 2006 to embark on my Pilates journey (and marry a sweet British man). In Alan Herdman's Pilates Teacher Training, I sought to nurture my own injuries and to foster a deeper understanding of my compensatory patterns and the anatomy of movement.  As I immersed myself in the method and witnessed its sound, practical benefits, a true love of Pilates took hold.  Armed with matwork and apparatus teaching certifications, I felt better enabled and eager to guide students with injury rehabilitation, physical therapy maintenance, the experience of the pre- and post-natal body, common and undiagnosed musculoskeletal imbalances, or those simply wishing to grow stronger, more balanced and more connected to their own bodies. 

melting

Pilates was a game changer, but I still found I could not always resolve the issues my students were presenting with.  So my quest to gain more tools for my toolbox led me to the MELT Method Hands-Off Bodywork!  I am a Level 4 Advanced MELT Method and have learned so much more from years of Assistant Teaching the Teacher Trainings for Sue and the MELT Master Trainers. 

The journey continues; I love my job and there is so much more to learn!  

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