Movement and body practice are central to my interest and work. My Masters Degree in Dance Anthropology, trained me as an observer who gains a deeper understanding of people’s movements, dances and cultural practices, including their meanings and cultural values.

My curiosity and attention to the body, its movements and their meanings has been interwoven into my yoga practice along with the aesthetics of dance. The flow of the body’s creativity has expressed and communicated between peoples which make us become more aware and sophisticated about the affects of body and mind on one’s life and the relationship to the world.

I have been working with groups of yoga practitioners from varying ethnic, social, health and economic backgrounds. The flexibility of my classes reflects the emphasis on the people who participate and their goals, using a repertoire of teaching methods and personalised approaches. People who practice with me include professional and amateur sportspersons, active fitness enthusiasts, advanced and beginner yoga students.

My yoga practice is however not limited to a studio but encompasses improving wellness and inspiring positive change in many projects including prison inmates, low-income villagers in the community, school children in a remote rural area, people with pre-existing health conditions, people with learning difficulties and ~~disable~~ different-able bodied individuals.

Stroke rehabilitation

Volunteered to work 2 classes a week with a stroke patient on Ban Koh Yao Noi, Phang-nga, Thailand in 2015. We worked through yoga, meditation, music and movement. Applying positive psychology to reduce stress and focus on what he can do.

Partner yoga with Bang Leem, a wheelchair user

We explored the possibilities of movement through partner yoga. He uses my legs to walk out of his comfort zone, I use his different body to strengthen my mind. (Ban Koh Yao noi, Phang-nga, 2015)

Creative movement with school kids

Standardised test vs. Playtime?

Exploration, imagination, creativity are healthy development of children (and adults), I believe. Sharing my time teaching creative movement classes with children on a small muslim island was such a rewarding moment. I went to give, but I actually received back ten more times of productivity, creativity, high energy, and fun!! (Ban Koh Yao noi, Phang-nga, 2016)

Yoga for female prisoners

Yoga behind bars.. No sports bras.. No energy bars.. Just people practicing yoga as simple and pure as it gets. (Phuket, 2018)

Movement conversation with Yukako Hata

Yukako is a Para-Triathlon athlete. Our work began from Yukako's statement: "I have never done yoga without having to remove my prosthetic leg". This has simply inspired me to practice yoga with Yukako that would perhaps give her new experience. (Phuket 2018)