I teach yoga classes outside 52 weeks of the year to a small community in Somerset. If we are not outside we are in an unheated polytunnel. At night, we are off grid and there are no lights as such. People walk to the "studio" by torch, or under the moon. We hear owls and foxes. In the day, field voles scuttle around our heads, and birds fly in. On occasion we are visited by hares. We lie on wet grass in the summer and have dragonflies land on us. In the winter we contend with below zero temperatures. We are constantly invited to deal with our sensory perception.

The yoga I teach is a practice of enquiry that incorporates pause and rest. People do this on a weekly basis. They learn how to pause, to observe, and to rest. It is a dialogue practice and one where we are in constant conversation with the sensations of body. The class is not delivered but guided and people learn that they have options.

In an ever-isolating world I like to think that my bodywork practice provides a nurturing environment, and one where my clients can experience the therapeutic and transformative power of intentional touch. Clients leave my practice feeling rested.  They are inspired by the act of inhabiting their body wholly, and ready to carry that experience through into their daily lives.

I feel very strongly that massage therapy is about my clients receiving something they need, and not about delivering a catalogue of techniques. My commitment to clients and students alike is to attune to each body and discern their needs.