My Story
My journey has taken me around the world and home again.
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Always an enthusiastic sportswoman, I earned my provincial colours for Netball in my youth. After 14 years working in ICT I found myself gravitating to more person-centric work and developed a keen interest in psychology, which I later went on to study.
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While in the UK in the early 2000’s I started practising yoga more sincerely... and the adventure truly began.
Initially attracted by the physical benefits, my love of yoga soon developed into a deeper appreciation of the mind-body-spirit connection. I discovered that by harnessing the power of breath, in combination with movement, one can achieve a greater level of engagement and increase the opportunity
to positively affect change in the moment.
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This revelation was too important to keep to myself and so HanHan was born. I enrolled in yoga teacher training while in Singapore and 3 years later completed my RYT500, registered with the Yoga Alliance.
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Over the years I have continued to expand my offering and now include personal training and holistic wellbeing. I'm passionate about women’s health and believe that increasing strength and mobility are the most overlooked areas of improvement women can use to combat muscle atrophy, bone density loss and other effects of ageing.
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Not excluding the male of the species, I am also experienced at working with athletes keen to harness the power of conscious breathing to "stay in the zone", as well as those just wanting to improve their flexibility and touch their toes again.
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Whatever your goal, I will work with you in a holistic, collaborative way to help you rediscover
the body, mind connection. Just get in touch!
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My experience and expertise
October 2022
50 hour YinYoga Teacher Training
Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Tarryn James Thompson
1 Feb 2019 - 30 Nov 2019
Personal Training and Conditioning
Sports Science Institute South Africa
16 Sep 2018
Breathwork Foundation Course
Breathwork Africa
17 May 2014 - 15 Jul 2017
Yoga Alliance 500 hour Teachers Training
Accredited practical and theory of Yoga at Koh Samui Samahita Retreat
2 Jul 2017 - 15 Jul 2017
Advanced Yoga Teacher Training
Pranayama Detail and Practice with Paul Dallaghan at Koh Samui Samahita Retreat.
3 Jul - 16 Jul 2016
Advanced Yoga Teacher Training
Philsosophy Hatha Yoga Wisdom Gorakhnaths' Siddha Siddhantapadati with Pal Dallaghan and Sri O. P. Tiwari at Koh Samui Samahita Retreat
13 Jun - 27 Jun 2015
Advanced Teacher Training
Practical Anatomy: The next step in teaching and adjusting with Integrity with Elonne Stockton and Arielle Nash at Koh Samui Samahita Retreat
17 May - 14 Jun 2014
Yoga Alliance 200 hour Teachers Training
Accredited practical and theory of Yoga at Koh Samui Samahita Retreat