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In the small town of Palitana in Gujarat State, India, lies the Shatrunjaya Temple, at an altitude of about 600m up in the mountains. This is my account of the pilgrimage, what the climb has meant for me and how I’ve made it personal to me. 2025 has been a year where the universe has really looked after me and my family so to end the year with this pilgrimage marks a significant point in my personal journey. Palitana is a place that is untouched by mass international tourism.

In December, I had a few days in India. It was a whirlwind 4-day trip that has centred around a pilgrimage to a mountain top temple as part of my continued dedication to my late Dad (you can read about the pilgrimage in the Blog). Whilst there, I really wanted to practice yoga in its homeland. I asked my cousin who asked someone who asked someone and so it goes on, until eventually I hit the jackpot as they found a way for me to join classes at the Ayurvedic University. Yes!!

My fundraise has come to an end and I’m really honoured to announce that together we have raised £1287. During the month of October, I gathered all of my class contributions to pass over to my chosen charity Better Burma. This was in recognition to everything that yoga has done for me, has given me; as I marked the one year milestone of officially becoming a yoga teacher. Thanks to everybody who joined my classes in London (Stanmore & Wexham), my online class where students h

Just back from a week of teaching in Crete. Each time I teach there, it just gets better and better. This time there were a variety of styles covering Slow Flow, Yin & Yang, Meditation and Dynamic. The breadth of offering has been great for me to expand my teaching capacity as I tune my sequences to different levels whilst also learning to adjust vocal queueing and speed. For me, breath is the key element to any asana practice whether Slow or Dynamic. Tuning the breath and us

This month I’m fundraising for Burma. In this video, I’m reading an extract from my journal which I wrote on Saturday 19th August 2006, when I was in Burma. The extract that the rest of the video explains why I’m fundraising for Burma. The fundraise is coming from all my yoga classes in October. Class contributions from all my classes will all be gathered and donated to my chosen charity Better Burma . There are a lot of crises around the world at the moment but Burma doesn’t

To everyone who is celebrating, wishing you all a very Happy Diwali. The truth is, I have always struggled to find a connection with this festival. Why is this? I have come to terms with and accepted the reasons that make me feel this way. Who knows things may change in the future as I heal. Listen to my story to hear an honest account of what has happened in my life as I grew up, to make me feel this way. Click here to listen

Since graduating as a yoga teacher with the Chi Kri school of yoga, this last year of developing my yoga teaching has been so eventful & rewarding. Here’s a recap… One of the first things I did was set up my online class which I run monthly. I made a conscious decision to run this as a free class out of service to yoga for all it has given me. If you’ve read my “Who Am I” post you’ll know that yoga pulled me out of a hole & helped me heal. Moreover, it helped me to deal with

Standing at the school gates, waiting to collect my son, one of the parents said to me: “Yoga isn’t for me. I can balance. I’m not...

Last Friday I taught a class at Harefield Hospital. This might end up being the most important class I ever deliver in my life. WHY? My...

DECLUTTERING MARIE KONDO METHOD CLEAROUT FENG SHUI MINIMALISM REUSE:RECYCLE Removing the things from our lives that we don’t really use...

Writing to you from Crete, Greece… Today, 15th August is a significant day in both India and in Greece… In India it is the day that India...

Blocks are our friends in Yoga. They are such a great tool for creating space in our body so we can breathe into this space and make a...

This is a subject that is very personal to me. I was always one who thought that I didn’t need blocks. I would push myself too much to...

Ever wondered why the chakra colours are as they are? In order to understand this, we first need to think about is how colour is created…...

In my “Who Am I” post, I wrote about my YTT, which I completed with @chi_kri. In that post, I wrote: “I have so much to say about Chi...

Thank you everyone for your birthday wishes yesterday as I turned 4.5 decades, but what is that anyway - age is just a number! Getting to...

This hand lock, gripping the mat with crow like hands; is so important for creating a strong foundation in our practice. This strong...

Do you use yoga blocks in your practice? If you’ve come to my classes, you’ll know that I’m a big fan of yoga blocks. Here are some...

Tapas is the internal code of conduct (niyama) in yoga which helps us create discipline and release the fiery determination in us. The...

Anyone who knows me well knows about my deep fear of dogs. This stems from being bitten at the age of 7 - so badly that I still wear the...