After a four year degree studying French, German and Spanish - I decided the obvious thing to do next was teach English in Japan! Random - but I’m so thankful I made this decision: because it was my introduction to teaching and set me on the path as an educator. Japan was where I rekindled my yoga practice, after some early attempts as a teen. 3 years later, having deepened my yoga studies further in New Zealand, I trained as a yoga teacher in Scotland. I then moved to – and, finally, settled! – in Cornwall, when alongside teaching adult yoga classes, I decided I wanted to be a Primary School Teacher. I wanted to share with kids so much about life and the world! So began my journey to introducing yoga to children.

Teaching was, admittedly, harder than expected. I loved some elements but hated others. I’d always prioritised my own health and wellbeing - but I found myself becoming stressed like I’d never experienced before. I know now that if I’d have continued to prioritise my own wellbeing, not only would teaching have been easier - but the children would have also benefited so much more.

This is one of the key reasons Class Yoga is here...

I started to share yoga when I could. I got to see what worked and what didn’t; and I got a glimpse of some promising results. But when I left full-time teaching and started supply (and sharing more yoga) I started getting called back – to teach yoga! Because now the clear evidence: of greater calm and focus in children in the classroom after yoga, was shining out!

This was when I realised my true calling was to teach yoga to more children, in more schools. Over this time, I developed and refined my method of teaching mindful movement to children, that I still teach and train others in, today.

In 2015 I co-founded Class Yoga, with my partner (the video and tech genius on the team), to reach more teachers, schools, parents and children worldwide, with the wondrous wellbeing benefits of yoga/ mindful movement. We created the first Class Yoga Schools video platform, which developed into Well Ed® (school teachers, get your free trial here!).

In 2017 I wrote the curriculum for, and taught the first, Class Yoga Teacher Training course. That course has evolved from a 5 day in-person, into the 6 week online training it is today, now with over 120 graduates around the world (let me tell you more, here!).

Our third raison d'être is to empower and upskill others, like yourself, to teach these wellbeing enhancing tools-for-life to your own pupils/ children - and benefit with a new/ expanded/ more desirable career!