A Life Shaped By Movement

I was born with a clubfoot, something that could easily have led to a life of limited or compromised movement. Instead, it shaped my deep respect for the body and an early understanding that movement is not something to take for granted.

From a young age, I understood that every movement counts.

That awareness led me into dance, where I learned to appreciate precision, expression, and control. In my early twenties, a serious injury ended my professional dance career - but it also opened a new path. Yoga became both a personal practice and a lifelong inquiry into how the body adapts, heals, and performs under different demands.

Where Art Meets Science

With a background in both art (Animation) and science (a Master’s in Sports and Exercise Biomechanics), I bring a unique perspective to yoga education. Years of drawing and analysing movement frame by frame shaped how I teach - blending creativity with precision to develop effective, science-based methods.

Today, my approach to sequencing draws on biomechanics, neuroscience, and sports science to help teachers and practitioners understand why movement works. My aim is to empower people to move with confidence, curiosity, and a lasting joy in movement.

From Elite Sport To Everyday Life

Over the past three decades, I’ve worked as a yoga sports scientist, elite movement consultant, international lecturer, and early pioneer of online yoga education. Through the Institute of Yoga Sports Science®, (YSS) we’ve built one of the largest research databases exploring the impact of yoga on athletic performance.

Yoga Sports Coaches™ trained through YSS now work in 17 countries, delivering sports-specific yoga to athletes within their own communities.

But while my work with elite performers has been influential, I’m equally passionate about applying this knowledge to everyday performance - especially as we age.

The Future of Yoga for An Ageing Population

In recent years, my work has focused on helping people move well for life. Many arrive with similar challenges - persistent pain, reduced balance or confidence, poor sleep, difficulty concentrating, or the strain of modern living. What they want is simple: to feel stronger, more agile, and more at home in their bodies.

What I see time and again is this: when people understand how and why yoga works for their body, change follows. Participants often report reduced pain, improved balance and focus, and a renewed confidence in movement - outcomes that are frequently meaningful and sometimes life-changing.

A Seminal Book for Yoga Teachers

This approach is now being shaped into a forthcoming book on yoga sequencing, co-authored with my colleague physiotherapist and educator, Annelize Ferreira. Drawing on decades of teaching experience, clinical practice, research, and movement science, the book offers a clear, evidence-based framework for intentional, human-centred sequencing.

Rather than prescribing styles or sequences, it equips yoga teachers with a way of thinking about movement - so they can consistently design classes that are safe, creative, inclusive, and effective. It reflects the core philosophy of the School of Yoga Sequencing: understanding why movement works, not just what to teach, ensuring yoga remains relevant, adaptable, and sustainable for generations to come.

An Invitation

Over the past few years, I’ve mentored yoga teachers through rapid change - first during the pandemic, and now through a landscape where expectations are higher, support is thinner, and many teachers are navigating their work alone.

Once you graduate as a yoga teacher, the structure often disappears - and with it, the mentoring, shared practice, and creative support that make teaching feel grounded and sustainable. If you’re quietly missing the guidance you once had during your training, this monthly community mentorship was created for you.

Whether you’re a yoga teacher seeking clarity and inspiration, a practitioner wanting to move with greater ease and confidence, or simply curious about how yoga can truly support modern life - you’re warmly welcome here.