In 2007 I did my first Nia White Belt Intensive, with Black Belt Nia trainer Ann Christiansen.  I experienced an uncanny sense of having danced this dance before in some forgotten time and place - it was a time of blissful inner reunion - the marriage of flesh, soul and spirit. 

I went on to do the Green Belt Intensive the following year, in Hamburg, Germany, with Nia co-founder Carlos AyaRosas.  This was a gift to myself for my 40th birthday.  I experienced the Blue Belt Intensive with Ann Christiansen in 2009.  I have booked to do the Brown Belt Intensive in October 2010 as it is my last opportunity to train with Carlos AyaRosas before he retires.  I look forward to continue deepening my Nia practice and to regular Intensive experiences in the 'Nia' future.

I practised yoga for years – from kundalini to hatha, iyengar and bikram yoga.  Exploring different yoga teachers whilst living in the San Francisco Bay Area for a few years, enriched my yoga body awareness.

I have a background in fashion design and produced my own clothing range for a couple years.  I worked in the Johannesburg film industry for about five years, mostly on commercials - in the art department and wardrobe.  I  have also made decor-art from photographic images printed on canvas, which I sold through interior decorators. 

I currently run my and my partner's buy-to-let property business with the aim of building up passive income.

I love learning and am constantly reading in the fields of health and spirituality - I have studied psychology and religious studies through Unisa.