When and where did you complete the teacher training?
Fall 2008 Acapulco. We had a beautiful location, but humidity from hell. One day it was recorded as 97% humidity in the hot room.

How or why did you start practising Bikram Yoga?
I had knee problems all my life and suffered from severe shin splint pain at the time. I was advised to give this form of yoga a shot so I did

How was your very first Bikram class?
Tough. I was that inflexible, the teacher had to come up to me and help me grab my feet in (floor) bow. They had to help me for the first month or so

What is your most important advice for the students?
Relax. Breathe. Once you master the breath, you will start to master the yoga.

What did you want to be as a child when you grow up?
A Pilot

What would you do if you didn’t teach yoga?
I would go back into IT.

What is your favourite quote?
It is from Bikram, but it is unprintable. So, here is something I live by that I created: “If you look at the world simply, the world will look simply back at you.”

Which one is your least favourite pose in the series?
I love them all. Each one challenges me in a different way. Even when I struggle and maybe hate it, I start to love it more.

What are you most proud of in your life?
My Bikram Teaching Certificate. It sits in my living room in a frame next to the water bottle that got me through training.

What is your first thought in the morning?
No. No. No. No. No. No.

What do you treasure the most?
People will say my iPhone. I would say a 1KG bar of Cadbury Chocolate!

Tell us about your first kiss.
I was 5. Her name was Doreen May, and it was love!