SJ is passionate about helping people to improve their health and wellbeing using yoga and other alternative therapies.

After being diagnosed with ME/CFS in 2004, she spent several months confined to a bed. Through alternative therapies such as; yoga, meditation, CBT, hypnotherapy and mindfulness, SJ has learned to manage her condition over the years.

SJ left her role in Project Management in September 2019 to follow her dream of becoming a yoga teacher to help others with health issues. She believes yoga is her medicine.

SJ has over 20 years yoga experience and is an Experienced Yoga Alliance Professionals teacher.  Her yoga qualifications include; 200 hour qualified hatha yoga teacher and 30 hour qualified yin yoga teacher.  She is also qualified in Meditation, Yoga Nidra, Yin & Chinese Medicine and Goddess yoga.

SJ is also a qualified Usui Reiki Master and a certified clinical hypnotherapist, specialising in stress & anxiety and past-life regression.  She is the owner of Hypnotonic Yorkshire.

She has an avid interest in mindfulness and nature therapy and believes that listening to the sound of the ocean is one of the most soothing forms of relaxation.