I started to practise yoga in 2008, when I decided that I would book into a class out of curiosity. I had never been a gym bunny and the only time I ran was if a ball was coming towards me during PE at school.

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That class changed my whole view of what exercise can be. I had always understood that keeping fit was about competitiveness and fast paced actions. I found that through careful breath awareness and purposeful movement I could build strength, flexibility, body awareness and stamina. One of the most remarkable changes was that, over time, my asthma inhaler became redundant.

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I became aware that, after attending a class, I felt a sense of calm. I realised that the only thing I had thought about for the last hour was my breath and movement. I began to understand why yoga is sometimes described as a moving meditation.

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I have never looked back from that first class and I trained as a yoga teacher so I can share the gift of yoga with anyone else who is curious. 

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In recent years, yoga has helped me avoid the need for spinal surgery when I had a herniated disc in my spine.