Meet Toby

I discovered yoga in 2012, starting out at a local hot yoga studio. Having previously thought yoga was purely about flexibility, I quickly realised it offered something much deeper. I was amazed by yoga’s ability to bring mental stillness, create space to observe the mind, and offer a way to step out of the rat race of life and into the present moment.

I deepened my practice the following year while on a trip to India, where I began to connect more with the spiritual side of yoga.

Since then, I have explored a variety of styles – vinyasa, hatha, ashtanga and yin - each one has added something different to my understanding of movement, breath, and awareness.

I’m now a Yoga Alliance certified teacher in vinyasa, hatha, and yin yoga, and I love sharing the richness of the practice with others. Teaching gives me the opportunity to help students find strength and balance, both on and off the mat.

What yoga means to me

Originating in ancient India, the word ‘yoga’ means union — the integration of the individual with the universal, dissolving the boundaries between body, mind, and consciousness.

Through yoga, we begin to break down the mental patterns and conditionings that cloud our awareness and cause suffering. We come to see: you are not your mind. You are the observer — the still presence behind the thoughts.

Sometimes this realisation comes in brief glimpses: a moment of quiet at the end of a class, a breath that lands you fully in the now or the gentle noticing of a thought as it drifts by - without judgement. Over time, the practice of yoga gently brings the mind back to the present moment, softening the grip of worries and anxieties.

Physically, yoga allows us to integrate the energies of the body, so that we may transcend the mind's conditionings and live more fully in present moment awareness. Rooted in connection rather than perfection, yoga is for every different body, regardless of age, mobility or experience.

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