As a fashion & Lingerie model for over 15 years and ex semi-professional ballet dancer, I have always had to take care of my physical health and appearance. Wellness has always had a strong influence on my lifestyle habits to be able to perform and look a certain way...

 

However, despite looking fit and well externally, with so much pressure on my appearance in such competitive environments, my mental health suffered; the judgment of others, my own judgment of myself and the constant comparisons. I needed to find something that I could connect with my body, somewhere I could find peace and take time out. 

My first experience with yoga was on a much needed holiday with my sister in Turkey, I loved it, but that was my first and last time for a long while. 

 

The dancing career I had worked so hard to form unfortunately came to an end due to injury, the years had taken its toll on my body and my knees and hips clearly couldn't keep up. It was a shattering blow as this was more than a passion, it was my life... again my mental health suffered. 

 

Thrust into the high octane world of fashion marketing and PR I found myself in the rat race; chasing my tail, chasing deadlines and chasing after people that I had no control of. For over a decade I worked in this way, 12-18 hours, flying around the world, pushing papers, getting my fingers burnt and burning the candle at both ends. This was when I returned back to yoga - it replaced my ballet practice and gave me a piece of myself back that I was losing daily to the grind. It fast became 'my thing'  and the more I became involved in my practice, the more I  knew this was more than a hobby for me.

 

Relocation and a very new lifestyle put me in a position where I could really think about what I wanted to do, I wanted to provide a service to nourish, care for and make everyone feel better about themselves... so I embarked on a trip to Bali spending a month immersed within the yogic culture and amongst some of the most inspiring people to qualify as a yoga teacher, a life-changing experience which has carved both a new career and way of thinking for me.

 

My deep-rooted passion to help and care for others is at the heart of everything  s o u l p u r p o s e  Yoga + Wellness  is about.

My enthusiasm for health and a dedication to bringing a sense of better wellbeing to others is what drives me.