Why I Teach
I spent years searching for somewhere I could truly be myself.
Growing up in a northern seaside town, my emotional world often felt too big for the space I lived in. I didn't know what to do with all that intensity, so I escaped in the ways I knew how, through drugs, through art, or by quietly drifting away from myself.
As I got older, I found myself drawn to people navigating illness, disability, addiction and complex emotional lives. Listening to their stories awakened a curiosity in me. I wanted to understand how we live with our emotions rather than hide from them.
Then, in 2012, a devastating loss changed everything.
There were times when I felt disconnected from myself. I could work, laugh and carry on, but underneath it all I felt untethered. I wasn't looking for a way to fix myself. I was looking for somewhere I could be honest.
That place found me in 2015, when I walked into my first 5Rhythms class. For the first time, I discovered a space where nothing was expected of me except to move. I could meet grief, joy, fear and anger without having to explain or make sense of them. Movement became both a refuge and a mirror, helping me reconnect with my body and with parts of myself I'd long forgotten.
In 2018, I trained as a 5Rhythms SpaceHolder and began creating spaces where others could experience that same sense of freedom. Women's circles, outdoor dances and community gatherings became places where people could arrive exactly as they were, without pressure or performance.
Completing the 5Rhythms Teacher Training in 2024 deepened that commitment.
Today, my passion is creating welcoming spaces for people who may never have imagined movement could be for them. My hope is simple: that everyone who walks through the door feels they belong.
Your Story
What if your body already knows the way home?
Like all of us, you've been shaped by the places you've lived, the people who raised you and the experiences that have left their mark. They influence how you move through the world and the stories you tell yourself about who you are.
But beneath all of that is something quieter. A part of you that exists before the labels, expectations and roles you've learned to carry. The part that feels, dreams, remembers and knows.
Your body is the doorway back to that knowing.
When you enter a space where you're free to move without judgement, something begins to soften. You notice where you're holding on, where energy flows easily and where it has been waiting to be acknowledged. Little by little, you begin to trust your own experience again.
The beauty of movement is that it doesn't end when the music stops.
What you discover on the dance floor follows you into everyday life. Into the way you listen, the choices you make, the boundaries you set and the relationships you nurture. You become more at home in yourself.
And perhaps that's what many of us are searching for.
Not a better version of ourselves.
Just a way back to who we've always been.