For over 35 years, I've been exploring the experience of being a body, first through the precision of Iyengar yoga, then deepening into the world of somatics and Authentic Movement.
My work weaves together principles from Linda Hartley’s Integrative Bodywork & Movement Therapy (IBMT), BodyMind Centering®, and the Feldenkrais Method®. What does this mean for you? A practice that honours attention to detail, and where slowing down and paying attention to your movement - whatever it looks like - has the potential for profound insight.
I have come to understand my body as an ongoing enquiry, and movement an expressive modality for processing what lives in my tissues, my feelings, and my imagination. As an educator with decades of embodied practice and a forthcoming author with North Atlantic Books, I share this approach with you through workshops, professional training, and writing.
Writing & Books
I'm an author, exploring the intersections of embodiment practices, philosophy, psychology, ecology, and lived experience.
My book Bodyscapes will be published by North Atlantic Books in autumn 2026 - a deep exploration of the body’s inner terrains through the lens of experiential anatomy, somatic practices, myth, and metaphor.
I also write regularly at Field Notes From The Body, my Substack publication where I share essays and reflections on embodied living, somatic practice, and the questions that arise when we truly inhabit our bodies. I publish a free monthly edition, and then a follow-up for paid subscribers containing, guided practices, personal resources and journaling prompts.
My published work includes:
Contributing author, The Fluid Nature of Being (ed. Linda Hartley) - an essay the somatic exploration of embryology.
Contributing author, The Yoga Teachers Survival Guide (ed. Theo Wildcroft and Harriet McAttee - an essay on the study or experiential anatomy.
Co-author with Theo Wildcroft: Leading Safe & Simple Yoganidra (forthcoming August 2026).
Experience & Credentials
With over 35 years as a yoga practitioner and teacher, I'm registered as an E-RYT 500 and YACEP with Yoga Alliance and hold certifications in trauma-sensitive and accessible yoga.
My somatic training includes a diploma from the Institute for Integrative Bodywork & Movement Therapy (IBMT), where I later served as faculty teaching across the UK, Russia, and Lithuania. I'm a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist & Educator (RSME/T) with additional training in Authentic Movement, BodyMind Centering®, and the Feldenkrais Method®.
As founder and Director of Studies at Barefoot Body Training, I've built a professional yoga teacher training programme centered on professional ethics and embodied learning.
I'm also a published author. My book Bodyscapes will be released by North Atlantic Books in autumn 2026. I've contributed essays to The Fluid Nature of Being and to The Yoga Teachers Survival Guide, and co-authored Leading Safe & Simple Yoganidra with Theo Wildcroft (forthcoming 2026).
Barefoot Body Training
Founder & Director of Studies
I believe the best teachers are always asking questions, are always lifelong learners themselves.
At Barefoot Body Training, I've gathered an inspiring team of dedicated teachers and industry specialists to share their decades of experience and the very latest developments in the field of yoga and somatics.
Whether someone is taking their first steps with either the 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training or the 250-Hour Somatic Movement Educator Training, or deepening their knowledge and refining skills through specialist courses, we provide a welcoming and inclusive place in which to learn, connect, and evolve.
HOW WE PRACTICE TOGETHER.
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Begin with curiosity.
Start every movement enquiry from a place of exploration.
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Cultivate attention.
Next, slow down and notice sensation, breath, movement, image, sound, and story.
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Integrate thoughtfully.
Now, take time to reflect and make meaning, through writing, creative projects, and compassionate conversation.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
READY TO EXPLORE?
Whether you’re seeking to deepen your own practice, transform your teaching, or simply reconnect with the wisdom of your body, there’s a place for you to explore with me.