(she/her)

I’m a Somatic Coach, Yoga Teacher and the host of the Journey Podcast. I help and guide introverted aspiring or new leaders befriend their self-doubt and inner critic so that they can reconnect with their inner-wisdom and lead authentically, using the powerful tools of somatic coaching & practices and Yogic wisdom.

I was born and grew up in Japan until the age of 9 when my parents decided to send me to boarding school in the UK. I was sent to a well known alternative school called Summerhill School. A place where lessons are non-compulsory and both adults and children have equal status.

“The school’s philosophy is to allow freedom for the individual – each child being able to take their own path in life, and following their own interests to develop into the person that they personally feel that they are meant to be.”

– Zoe Readhead, Principle of Summerhill

In 2014, I enrolled onto a 200 hours Yoga teacher training course with the Yoga People and everything changed.

After completing an intensive Yoga teacher training course, I received my certification from the Yoga People. I was officially a qualified Yoga teacher. But this was just the start.

Little did I know at the time that it meant much more than just becoming a teacher and instead, I was embarking on the long journey to finding my true-self and my true life purpose.

Through regular Yoga practice, I brought back balance to my body and mind. As I develop my yoga practice, both physically and spiritually, my other area of life started to shift.

The biggest accomplishment after completing my Yoga teacher training was to quit smoking. I’d been a heavy smoker since a teenager and continued to smoke to relieve stress and remove the sense of emptiness throughout my 20s.

Yoga really helped me look at my life from a different perspective and showed me that I didn’t need to rely on cigarettes to feel happier in my life.

In March 2019, I travelled to Rishikesh, India to further study Yoga and its relationship with Ayurveda I completed an advanced 100 hour Yoga teacher training course called Ayurveda and Conscious Living at Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram, I was blessed to learn from Yogrishi Vishkvketu, Himalayan Yoga Master and the founder of the Akhanda Yoga approach and Stéfanie (AtmaShakti) Lolivret, an Ayurveda teacher.

I’m excited to bring Yoga & Ayurveda together in my teaching and share how you can integrate Yoga & Ayurveda in your life and discover your true-self to ultimately live a healthier, happier life!

(she/her)

I’m a Somatic Coach, Yoga Teacher and the host of the Journey Podcast. I help and guide introverted aspiring or new leaders befriend their self-doubt and inner critic so that they can reconnect with their inner-wisdom and lead authentically, using the powerful tools of somatic coaching & practices and Yogic wisdom.

I was born and grew up in Japan until the age of 9 when my parents decided to send me to boarding school in the UK. I was sent to a well known alternative school called Summerhill School. A place where lessons are non-compulsory and both adults and children have equal status.

“The school’s philosophy is to allow freedom for the individual – each child being able to take their own path in life, and following their own interests to develop into the person that they personally feel that they are meant to be.”

– Zoe Readhead, Principle of Summerhill

I didn’t speak English at all and living in a small community in a small town in Suffolk far far away from home was frightening. I was regularly homesick in my first year, but learnt to adapt to a new environment and embraced the freedom during my 7 years at school.

When I graduated from school at 16, I moved to London alone and enrolled onto a Media and Photography course at college. I wanted to be a photojournalist back in those days, dreaming of traveling the world and photographing important moments.

But the reality really hit me after completing college. I couldn’t afford to go to the university to further my education! I decided to look for a full-time job so I could save money.

I worked hard and changed jobs several times in my 20s aiming for better jobs and salary. At one point, I was working for one of the Big 4 accounting firms and studying towards an accounting qualification, but I never felt enjoyment in the jobs and constantly felt something was lacking in my life.

As I got promoted and took on more responsibilities, I was working longer hours with spending most weekends studying for my qualification. I was stressed out, exhausted and feeling miserable from my unfulfilling job and abusive relationship.

I filled my sense of emptiness with cigarettes and alcohol hoping this would relieve my stress.

When I finally left the Big 4 and started working in a smaller company it gave me more free time to focus on my life. I was in another abusive relationship at the time and emotionally and physically I was in the dark place. But this time I was living on my own.

I started practicing Yoga regularly in my local studio and started learning about Yoga philosophy in my spare time.

In 2014, I enrolled onto a 200 hours Yoga teacher training course with the Yoga People and everything changed.

After completing an intensive Yoga teacher training course, I received my certification from the Yoga People. I was officially a qualified Yoga teacher. But this was just the start.

Little did I know at the time that it meant much more than just becoming a teacher and instead, I was embarking on the long journey to finding my true-self and my true life purpose.

Through regular Yoga practice, I brought back balance to my body and mind. As I develop my yoga practice, both physically and spiritually, my other area of life started to shift.

The biggest accomplishment after completing my Yoga teacher training was to quit smoking. I’d been a heavy smoker since a teenager and continued to smoke to relieve stress and remove the sense of emptiness throughout my 20s.

Yoga really helped me look at my life from a different perspective and showed me that I didn’t need to rely on cigarettes to feel happier in my life.

In March 2019, I travelled to Rishikesh, India to further study Yoga and its relationship with Ayurveda I completed an advanced 100 hour Yoga teacher training course called Ayurveda and Conscious Living at Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram, I was blessed to learn from Yogrishi Vishkvketu, Himalayan Yoga Master and the founder of the Akhanda Yoga approach and Stéfanie (AtmaShakti) Lolivret, an Ayurveda teacher.

I’m excited to bring Yoga & Ayurveda together in my teaching and share how you can integrate Yoga & Ayurveda in your life and discover your true-self to ultimately live a healthier, happier life!

2014: 200 Hour Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training from the Yoga People.

2019: 100 Hour Yoga Teacher Training: Ayurveda and Conscious Living with Yogrishi Vishkvketu, Himalayan Yoga Master and the founder of the Akhanda Yoga approach and Ayurveda from Stéfanie (AtmaShakti) Lolivret. I’m trained to teach Akhanda Yoga.

2022: Certificate in Professional Coaching Practice with Full Circle Global by Gillian McMichael.

2023: 3 Day Trauma-Informed for Coaches Workshop with Amethyst Trauma-Informed Training.

2023: Ayurvedic Lifestyle Advisor Ayurvedic Professionals Association (APA) Accredited 25 hours conversion course with the Ayurveda Academy.

2024: 60 Hour Yoga Nidra Teacher Training with Laurent Roure.

2024 (currently studying): 40 Hour Accessible Yoga Teacher Training with Accessible Yoga School.

2024 (currently studying): 160 Hour Trauma-Informed Somatic Teacher & Coach for Women – Training Certification with Aneta Idczak.