Leigh was introduced to yoga at university, after years of being ungrounded and disconnected from her body. It was a holistic and healthy antidote to stress and anxiety and, with a background in and love of dance, she was drawn to the beauty of the practice’s physical movement and its propensity for keeping the body strong and flexible.
After having spent thirteen years working in the corporate world, ten of those based in London and travelling around Europe, she answered a yearning to return to the wide open spaces of her homeland, South Africa, to work in the renewable energy sector. She is now the proud founder and owner of House of Yoga – an urban sanctuary where people from all walks of life come to reconnect with themselves.
Leigh completed her 200hr Teacher Training with the Marianne Wells Yoga School in February 2016 and obtained her 300hr Advanced Teacher Training with The Shala in Cape Town in February 2020.
Leigh is passionate about showing how yoga is accessible to everyone and how it can bring a sense of calm, ease and peace to everyday life. By focusing on technique, alignment and letting go, she aspires to help her students feel more grounded, connected and nurtured. She enjoys weaving together aspects of her dance experience and the various yoga styles she has practiced (including Hatha, Iyengar, Vinyasa, Scaravelli and Ashtanga) over the past 16 years into her classes.
For Leigh, every time you step onto your mat, you begin a journey – a journey home to yourself. Yoga is about celebrating the adventure of life, being human, your uniqueness, but also your connection of all things.
