I HAVE PRACTICED YOGA FOR NINETEEN YEARS AND HAD TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE BEFORE I TOOK TEACHER TRAINING GAINING A YOGA DIPLOMA WITH KEVALA AND ASTANGA YOGA SKILLS WITH BRIAN COOPER AND NAWAJYOTI OF UNION YOGA SCOTLAND. I ALSO HAVE THE C&G 7307 CERTIFICATE TEACHING IN ADULT AND FURTHER EDUCATION AND WORKSHOPS WITH PETER FINCH, GERRY KIELTY AND AMANDA LATCHMORE.
I HAVE OVER 7000 TEACHING HOURS IN YOGA GAINED PARTLY WITH NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL ADULT EDUCATION SERVICE AND CONTINUING WITH THE LEISURE SERVICES AND IN MY OWN PRIVATE TEACHING IN MY OWN BUSINESS. THIS QUALIFIES ME FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE INDEPENDENT YOGA NETWORK. I AM COMPREHENSIVELY INSURED AND T&G UNION MEMBER/

I BELEIVE I AM THE ONLY FULL-TIME YOGA TEACHER IN NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE.

I WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO YOGA BY DOROTHY FOREMAN OF THE YOGA FOR HEALTH FOUNDATION AND MY TEACHING IS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY THE HEALTH GIVING BENEFITS OF YOGA SPECIALIZE IN TEACHING BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATES IN YOGA AND TEACH POSTURES OF ASTANGA YOGA BLENDED WITH MOBILITY AND LOOSENING EXERCISES IN A SLOW LONGER HOLD STYLE.

A GOOD INTRODUCTION TO THE POSTURES I USE MAY BE FOUND IN 'MOVING TOWARD BALANCE' BY RODNEY YEE AND BKS IYENGAR 'LIGHT ON YOGA'

I AM ALSO A QUALIFIED MASSEUR AND REIKI MASTER

IN MY FREE TIME I AM A LONG DISTANCE CYCLIST WITH AUDAX UK AND WILL DIVIDE MY TIME BETWEEN RIDING MY BIKE, READING, LISTENING TO MUSIC AND MY COMPUTER.

HAVING TAKE A COUPLE OF OPEN UNIVERSITY COURSES IN COMPUTING (T171 T209) I HAVE NOW CHOSEN A PROFESSIONAL ROUTE TO QUALIFY WITH CIW, CURRENTLY TAKING THEIR FOUNDATION COURSE, I HOPE TO ONE DAY FULLY QUALIFY AS A WEB DESIGNER.

IN THE FOOTBALL SEASON I WILL BE AT GLANFORD PARKFOR SCUNTHORPE UNITED HOME GAMES.