My teaching style is influenced by the great yoga teachers from India's ancient past, by several modern teachers from the West, but mostly by the students I teach.

Sri Patanjali wrote his Yoga Sutras about two and a half thousand years ago, the first written account of yoga practice brought together and condensed into eight stages. It guides the student from the gross to the subtle, from ignorance to knowledge, from darkness to light.

The Bhagavad Gita, the famous episode from the Sanskrit epic, the Mahabarata, estimated to have been written between fifth and second centuries BCE. It consists of a dialogue between Prince Arjuna and his mentor and friend, Lord Krishna, on the eve of the climactic battle of Kuruksetra. The discourse contains an exposition of Hindu philosophy and Yoga.

The Upanishads written between eight and four hundred BCE. They are 'the Himalayas of the Soul' and offer the Truth of Life, of Being, and of Love.

Modern teachers who have influenced my teaching style include my teachers at the British Wheel of Yoga and also TKV Desikachar, BKS Iyengar, K.Pattabijoi, Erich Shiffman, Godffrey Deveraux, Vanda Scarraveli, Paul Grilley, Yogi Hari, Swami Satchidananda, Donna Farhi and many others.

I also acknowledge all of my students from whom I have learnt so much...

Yoga is a journey from the gross to the subtle. On that journey we learn to break the habits built over a lifetime that are detrimental to health and well being. We bring our body and mind back into alignment so that we can function at an optimal level of efficiency. In this process we can let go of bad habits, release stress and anxiety and overcome the influence of negative emotions which will help bring about a happy, balanced and contented existence.

Hatha Yoga gives us the opportunity to unite and strengthen our scattered and dissipated energies allowing us to become whole and reach our full potential. When we reach this state of Union our inner light shines bright, and we are better able to help others.