Being in unity

In September 2019 I opened the Unity Centre, in Lewes, East Sussex. I’d set it up in direct response to witnessing how so few people benefit significantly from the principles and practice of yoga when there’s a need to consider all physical or mental abilities. A place that would address this lack was a vision I’d been nurturing for many years.

The vision was largely inspired by my dear, late father, who’d suffered a serious stroke 20 years earlier. Over that time, we learned that many holistic therapies and classes helped him, physically, mentally and emotionally, but it was hard to get him access. The problems were both financial and because so many services – so many premises – were simply not accessible to someone with his needs.

The vision was also inspired by my own 24 years of experience teaching in countless different studios and centres and running many