I am a yoga practitioner and teacher interested in the intersection of yoga, human rights, history, ethics, politics and environmentalism. I was born in the UK to an English father and Lebanese-Australian mother, and grew up on a boat in the Caribbean then an organic farm in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. I studied and practiced law for a few years before turning to teaching yoga full time in 2011, having practiced regularly since 2001. I co-founded Creature Yoga in Byron Bay in 2015 and grew it to worldwide recognition over nearly 10 years. 

I am interested in the critical study of yoga history and original texts, and I completed first year Sanskrit Studies at ANU in 2021. I teach yoga āsana as well as lecturing yoga history and philosophy for teacher trainings around the world. 

I am deeply curious about yoga: how it has done and can do good in the world, and how it has contributed to harm. As teachers and practitioners, how to be aware of tradition while refusing to uphold dogma, hierarchy, patriarchy and caste apartheid. The impacts of colonisation and capitalism. The dangers and superficiality of modern wellness culture. The intersection of yoga and politics; debrahminisation and desanskritisation; and the question of cultural appropriation. The teachings of yoga are many, some of them are transcendent, others are abhorrent. Which texts and teachings align with my ethics? Which do not?

The principles I am interested in steadying myself in include non-harming, truth telling and discernment. For me, the only yoga worth practicing is a yoga that is deeply engaged with the world. Looking inwards is only half of the practice: become strong and steady so you can offer a hand to others.  

For me, yoga teaching is a two-way street, co-created with my students. I’m looking forward to continuing this journey with you.