About Me – Becoming an Empowered Woman

So, let me tell you a little bit about myself and how I became an empowered woman. I was born in Oslo, Norway, and lived there until I was ten. As you’d expect in Scandinavian culture, I spent a lot of time outdoors in all weathers and seasons. This was especially true at the family holiday cabin we had in the mountains where I developed a love of nature. Picking wild flowers, blueberries and mushrooms, and helping out the local farmer with his livestock, were favourite pastimes.

After a short spell in America, I completed my education in the UK and remained here. The road from here to finding the yoga mat was long but varied. It wound through the corporate business world of London, to the counselling room helping young people face their challenges (I hold a Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and a Diploma in Working with Adolescents). But when that road came to a natural end, it was in the direction of yoga that I turned.

What I learned along the way is that empowerment is the key element to living a fulfilled life. The challenges we face on a personal, professional and now global level can seem overwhelming, and perhaps result in feelings of frustration, aloneness and fear. In a word: disempowered. My experience of yoga was that it transformed me mentally, physically and spiritually. I became stronger and more resilient on all levels. This is how I discovered that yoga is a powerful tool for calming the mind and at the same time strengthening and relaxing the body. It gets right “in there”, finding and easing whatever tensions, whatever stories, you’re holding in your head, heart and body. In this way, yoga enables you to empower yourself, or you could even say “Your Self.”

Through my podcasts, writings and yoga instruction, I aim to help men and women from all walks of life feel empowered.

I hope you enjoy exploring my website, and if you’d like to begin your journey of empowerment with me, then please get in touch.