"People think I'm disciplined. It is not discipline. It is devotion."
Luciano Pavarotti

I first fell in love with yoga in 2003 and have been teaching on and off since 2004. It is a cherished and necessary part of my life and an integral part of who I am and how I see the world.

You can read all about my yoga journey here or just give me a call and let's have a good chat and compare stories about yoga on and off the mat! Join my mailing list to keep up to date with all my yoga news.

My training and qualifications

ॐ Yoga Teacher Training course with the Yoga Sanctuary in Southampton 
ॐ Three-day teacher training refresher course with Jason Crandell at TriYoga 
ॐ Essential Yoga Anatomy course with Jason Crandell and Paul B. Roache, MD 
ॐ Member of the Independent Yoga Network

My personal story

I first found yoga in 2003 when my sisters took me along to their local class.

Some people fall in love gradually. For me, it was a head-over-heels moment. I fell completely and all at once!

After an intense year of tuition and personal practice I completed my teacher training at the old Yoga Sanctuary in Southampton in 2004.

For many years I taught mainly one-to-one and small group classes alongside work in music and corporate PR.

Like all great love affairs, we've had our ups and downs. In my busyness, I neglected yoga for some time.

Yoga brought me back to life

In 2012 I suffered a debilitating whiplash injury which was followed by periods of chronic anxiety and depression. During this time health became my one priority and yoga and meditation went from being a luxury to a necessity.

It is safe to say I found yoga quite ‘easy’ when I started. My body was young and open and relatively injury-free. I enjoyed the practice and ‘progressed’ quickly. I took yoga, and my health, for granted. 

My injuries gifted me with a humility towards myself and in yoga that I had never before needed nor experienced. 

My practice brought me back to health and I fell in love with yoga all over again.

I share this story to outline two things: First, it is amazing what yoga can heal. And second, I know what it’s like to be in pain in every posture so I'll always be sensitive to my students' needs. Read more about yoga with injuries.

Looking to go deeper, I have since taken a couple of intensive courses with the amazing Jason Crandell based in California: one on the Essentials of Yoga Anatomy and another for experienced teachers looking to refresh their practice.

Yoga as my career

Thanks to this life-changing time, I made the decision in 2013 to leave the corporate world and bring yoga to the fore of my professional life.

I wanted to share my hard-won wisdom and make sure health and wellbeing remained at the centre of my focus.

Soon after this I made the decision I was recommended to teach at Lymington Health and Leisure Centre in the New Forest. I loved my classes in Lymington and taught there for 18 months.

I developed and ran yoga workshops with my sister Jo in Emery Down, New Forest for a couple of years which was a really joyful experience. Jo now runs an amazing holistic therapy practice - Sacred Journeys - based in Lymington.

In 2014, I was offered the opportunity to teach in a private studio in Southampton where I developed a community with some beautiful people, running weekly classes and personal sessions. 

I took a step by from public classes and devoted my time to private session and bespoke workshops. Most of my one-to-one students are some of the best friends I've ever had and I count myself very lucky to know them.

My bespoke workshops cover fundamental yoga themes; to support a healthy lifestyle. I also teach yoga workshops for singers and dancers. 

I relocated recently to Basingstoke in 2022 and now teach predominantly online although I travel for some clients and further afield for workshops.

Yoga in my life now

These days, yoga is a cherished and necessary part of my life. It is an integral part of who I am and how I see the world.

I apply yoga everywhere - not just on the mat. I use the alignments to ease my body throughout the day. I use the ujjayi breath on and off without even noticing it, and I use the meditation techniques whenever I need them (which is often!)

Yoga is like my best friend - it's the place I go to reconnect. Sometimes I neglect it but it's always there for me. And I honestly don't know who or where I'd be without it.

My approach to teaching

Teaching yoga is a natural extension of my own practice. I can't help but share it! I believe it's about helping you to feel good in your body, and showing you that you can happily sit still and quietly with yourself without going crazy!

I aim for my classes to be challenging but fun. I don’t subscribe to the mantra ‘no pain, no gain’. There is enough pain in this world. We don’t need to create more for the sake of ‘self-improvement’. 

Enjoy the practice for what it is, and you’ll be amazed by what it will give you. 

Namaste
Jules x

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What her students say:

“Excellent teacher. What I was looking for. Caring and knows yoga 100% so you won’t be guided in the wrong direction. Lovely person too. Thank you for understanding my personal needs.” - Yvonne

“Really enjoyed classes with Jules. Always great atmosphere. Makes you feel welcome. Great person.” - Edd

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