A B O U T

As a creative coach, I combine my commercial experience, rooted in the arts and supported by a knowledge of whole-centred practices…

My art school training as a craft maker, led to being a studio potter and teacher for seven years until I paused in 2002 to follow a career managing luxury interior stores.

In my first managerial role at the Brighton Fired Earth store, we took more money per square metre than any of their 60 showrooms based on the combination of good team dynamics, aligned with roles we loved, and belief in the product, which led to making money. From this, I was promoted to manage one of their Flagship stores and then headhunted to work for luxury brand LINLEY in Mayfair, London.

Both my creative background and work in interiors centred around problem-solving. For me, it was clear that everything worked with ease when aligned. It required a strategic approach, a clear goal and the best people to make it happen. I was aware of how the flow of good energy created opportunity and blocked energy stopped sales from happening. This could be experienced by how stores were laid out, to having people in the wrong positions.

After corporate life I immersed myself in whole-centre practices, in particular Yoga and Ayurveda, understanding my sensitivity and ability to work with energy. For the past ten years, I have been based in SW France where I founded Little French Retreat hosting and coaching Yoga & Ayurveda retreats in France, the UK and leading groups to India.

With the pandemic came an opportunity to expand my work to online coaching, take time with my camera and reignite my passion for pottery, providing a balance between all the things I love to do.

  • Ilsa Crawford - founder of Elle Deco UK / Dan Pearson, gardener, philosopher and creator of prairie landscapes / Gaston Bachelard, writer ‘Poetics of Space’ / Julia Cameron, Writer of ‘The Artists Way’ / Rick Rubin, The Creative Act - a way of being / Swami Govindananda, Yoga and Vedanta teacher / Caroline Myss, Intuitive medic, writer and theologian /Judith Orlaff, psychologist and specialist on empaths and highly sensitive personality types / Gabor Mate, Physician and writer, specialist in trauma and mind body connection / David Frawley, Ayurvedic professor and writer / David Whyte, poet and wordsmith / On Being podcast / Talking with Painters podcast / Bernie Clark, Yin Yoga teacher / Richard Learoyd, Camera Obscura photographer / Charles Eisenstein, American orator and author of ‘Sacred Economics’ and ‘The Yoga of Eating’ / Niall Williams, Irish writer ‘Four Letters of Love’ / My Mum and Dad / Jotana my first spiritual mentor.

  • LITTLE FRENCH RETREAT / Founder

    2012 – 2024

    Well-being venue for intimate residential courses in SW France

    AYURVEDIC COOK

    Sivananda Ashram, Orleans France

    Sept – November 2012

    A LOVED HOME / Founder

    Interior Design Consultancy

    Sept 2009 to 2012

    LINLEY / Luxury Retail Sales & Store Manager

    February 2007 to October 2008:

    Mayfair, London

    FIRED EARTH INTERIORS / Flagship store manager

    February 2005 to February 2007

    TINTAB

    Management team for Bespoke Furniture Manufacture.

    2003 - 2005

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    SKILL SET

    • 12 years Teaching Yoga & Coaching

    • Hosting and holding space for retreat guests

    • Photography & Lightroom editing

    • Intelligent sales and marketing for luxury clients

    • Copy writing

    • Website Design

    • Team and sales management for turn-around stores from under performing to profit

  • • 500 hrs Sivananda Peetham Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga Alliance

    • Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant, American School of Vedic Studies

    • Flow Game Coach and Host

    • BA (hons) Wood Metal Plastic & Ceramics for Craft Design, Brighton University

    • Self taught cook & photographer