I began my yoga journey when I was only 17, having been dealing with a spine deformity. I tried out various led classes at different studios, but I soon came to realise that I was seeking a more personalised approach to yoga. I didn’t really understand the postures I was doing and why; I felt unsupported, vulnerable and sceptical. I needed guidance on how the practice can help me as an individual.

This is where my journey with a personalised and therapeutic approach to yoga began. I finally felt like I could take my time breaking down the practice and its foundations, I finally felt like it actually made sense.

Quickly after finding yoga and being completely transformed by it, I found its sister science, Ayurveda. For the next 4 years, I began studying world's oldest holistic healing system at the College of Ayurveda.

What a journey this was! Having gone to India twice for my clinical placements and seeing the way Ayurvedic hospitals function was absolutely life changing. I wrote my dissertation to challenge the mind-body duality and modern healthcare systems. It was laborious but I learnt so much from it.

Over the years, I have learnt to juggle the holistic side of my life with the daily grind. This has been difficult at times. Attempting to develop my spiritual practice, tend to my body and mind, maintain a social life and somehow make money has proved difficult. London feels like it just wants to suck the life out of you at times!

On top of that, I was overloaded with information from a thousand different sources - diet and health trends, experts with opposing opinions, supposedly wellness-orientated brands promoting not so healthy trends and ideas, westerners interpreting eastern wisdom in dogmatic and misleading ways- it was a confusing journey to say the least.

Thankfully, I have managed to adapt and find balance - a relaxed discipline, and a way to apply the ancient knowledge I have learnt within modern life. Staying true to its tradition, but equally making it work for my life in London.