Credentials & Training

Michel Odent signing my book! Oct 2013

Yoga Alliance Advanced Teacher Training

200 Hours (YA) Certified, November 2020

The 2-year training provided 200 hours of tuition, practice and study. Each of the modules included theoretical, practical and experiential components and explored a central topic.

 The content included the following:

  • Foundations of embodied awareness applied to breath, movement, asana and teaching;

  • The subtle body, purposeful sequencing and approaches and strategies in teaching; and

  • Expansion of the realm of yoga for mental health, trauma, self-care and transformative space. 

This 2-year Advanced Teacher Training Programme deepened my understanding of the rich and diverse expression of yoga, honouring tradition alongside fresh & innovative approaches. For me personally it fostered a more enriched and authentic teaching style and voice that inspires and embodies asana, pranayama, meditation, philosophy, experiential anatomy + physiology, subtle body anatomy, voicework and chanting, lifestyle and ethics and applied teaching methodology.

Upon completion, we were required to design and present a 30-minute dissertation on a chosen subject. I presented my findings on ‘Yoga As An Alternative Therapy for Mother’s in the Home-Start Charity.’

British Wheel of Yoga Teacher Training

300 Hours Foundation (BWY) Certified, May 2010

The BWY 18-month training course covered a comprehensive range of asana, pranayama, meditation, mudra, mantra, Kriya, yogic anatomy (chakras, nadis) and restorative. Additionally, it included the history of yoga, yoga philosophy (Yoga Sutras attributed to Patanjali) and the different paths of yoga. We were required to attend all courses and submit all required anatomy and philosophy essays on time. To complete the course, students presented a real-life class with their own participants where their mentor was present and grading the session.

British Wheel of Yoga Pre and Post Pregnancy

85 Hours (BWY) Certified, May 2013

This 85-hour teacher training was designed for existing teachers to teach yoga to pregnant women at different stages of pregnancy with reference to anatomy and physiology, and yoga philosophy. It followed the specific ‘Guidelines for Safety’ as detailed by the British Wheel of Yoga.

Certified Doula, Doula UK

Certified with Michel Odent and Liliana Lammers, October 2013

This 4 day course with world renowned French obstetrician and childbirth specialist Michel Odent educated participants on birth physiology, first aid in obstetrics, birth with and without labour, the use of water during labour, induction of labour, the presence of the father at birth, premature rupture of membranes, as well as insights on how to best support a pregnant or birthing person during all stages of labour and after birth. Certification was given at the end of the 4 day course.