LIFE SO FAR
For as long as I can remember, two threads have quietly woven themselves through my life: a love of movement and a curiosity about what it means to be human.
As a child, that curiosity found its way into martial arts. I loved the discipline and physical challenge, but what stayed with me most were the quieter moments kneeling in meditation, breathing together before training and discovering that strength and stillness could exist side by side.
Years later, that same curiosity drew me towards meditation, yoga and spiritual practice, while my professional life followed a very different path.
I trained as a nurse before serving as a military nurse in the Royal Air Force during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Since then I've worked around the world in roles ranging from emergency medicine and remote healthcare to embassies, conflict zones and training teams overseas.
Those experiences taught me many things, but perhaps the most important was that life is both precious and unpredictable. Sitting with people through illness, loss and uncertainty has a way of clarifying what really matters.
Eventually, life led me home.
Opening Wild Soul Studio in Bangor became a beautiful chapter in my life. Although the studio has now closed, it was during that time my own practice quietly deepened into a path of devotion. Through daily practice, time in India, retreats, kirtan, and the study of the Bhagavad Gita, the Yoga Sutras and the Ramayana, yoga gradually ceased to be simply a philosophy I admired and a physical practice I taught. It became something I lived, and that journey continues to shape both how I live and how I teach.
Today, Sacred + Strong brings those threads together.
It isn't simply about yoga or strength training.
It's about building strong, mobile and capable bodies, while discovering that movement can become a way of paying attention rather than another thing to perfect.
I'm not interested in quick fixes, hustle culture or pretending to have life figured out.
I'm simply sharing the practices that continue to help me build resilience, stay curious and navigate this beautifully messy human experience.
If something here resonates with you, you're very welcome.