2002            

First Yoga class in Pokhara, Nepal (I was hooked!)

 

2002 – 2005        

Student of Satvikananda and then Swami Vendantananda

Attended first course at Mandala Yoga Ashram in November 2002 (again I was hooked)

 

2005 – 2010    

Resident at Mandala Yoga Ashram performing a number of roles including Kitchen in Charge and Ashram Manager.

Participant in YTTC from 2005 to 2007

A incredible time. Inspiring, challenging, joyful, painful and most importantly transformational on so many levels. 

 

2010 – 2015        

Living and working in Somerset, UK. 

Teaching 3 weekly yoga classes in the surrounding areas. 

This was an invaluable time where I ‘cut my teeth’ teaching. Having qualified at MYA it was during this time that I laid my foundations as a teacher. 

Began teaching retreats that incorporated an experience of nature and wildlife – the birth of Essential Nature Yoga. 

 

2015 – 2025    

Returned to Mandala Yoga Ashram as Operations Manager leading to eventually being Ashram Director.

Exposure to, and depth and quality of, teaching grew more and more during this time. Took on a wider range of courses and subjects including Advaita, Vigyana Bhairava Tantra and Tattwa Shuddhi for example. 

 

2025 to date    

Teaching and practicing in the wider world. Developing Essential Nature Yoga with Nickie Short (Tulsi) to include more intensive practice retreats, greater online programs and a YTTC. Excited to be able to pass on the teachings of yoga and meditation in new and varied ways.