My Story — Why I Teach Yoga

A few months before I turned 30, everything just sort of fell apart. I’d gone through a rough breakup and then ended up in a car crash all within the space of a few months.

I thought I was handling it. I kept going to the gym, pushing through, staying busy like I always had. Then one day on the way to a workout, I got this weird pain in my chest. My breathing went weird, I felt panicked.

I called an ambulance and they told me it would be hours before they could get to me. I felt pretty alone and, honestly, a bit scared.

Turns out, it was a panic attack. Nothing serious physically, but it completely shook me. Before that, I didn’t really take mental health seriously. I thought if you were struggling, you just needed to “get on with it.” But that day changed everything.

It made me realise I was vulnerable and I didn’t like feeling like that. I didn’t want to rely on anyone else to come and fix me. I knew I needed to start looking after myself properly.

That’s when things started to shift. I began to take my health seriously, not just the physical side of it, but the mental side too. Somewhere along the way, I found yoga. And it clicked.

Yoga gave me space to slow down, breathe properly, and listen to myself. It helped me rebuild physically, mentally, and emotionally. I got stronger. Not just in the gym way, but in the real-life way. I even got a dog who’s been a big part of the journey too.

Yoga helped me so much, I started to think I might be able to help others too. So I saved up and flew out to Italy to do my teacher training with Josh Kramer and my teaching journey began.

Now, I share my practice online (with my dog by my sise), and teach group classes in Derbyshire, and I’ve been blown away by how many people are connecting with it.

This whole thing is part of my rebuild. If you’re ready to start yours, I’d love to be a part of it.