Meditate for Life started in 2022, born from my own lived experience and the techniques I learned to find a sense of calm.

I was first introduced to meditation by my mother, who took me to a meditation class at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre when I was a teenager. I didn’t take it too seriously at the time, but something stayed with me.

I worked for many years as short-haul cabin crew for British Airways and then long-haul for Virgin Atlantic. It was an amazing experience, and I saw the four corners of the world, but I really started to notice the impact that long flights, jet lag, and disruption to my body clock had on my anxiety and health and it made me realise just how essential inner calm is to wellbeing. That’s when I decided to start meditation seriously. That was over 15 years ago, and although I am no longer crew, it’s a practice I’ve carried ever since.

I personally started practising T’ai Chi when I was exploring moving meditation — a way to calm the mind without needing to be still. But as I continued, I really appreciated the physical benefits too and how much stronger my body started to feel, and I was hooked. I decided to study it and become a teacher myself. The style I teach is Shibashi, blending gentle, flowing movements with mindfulness and building physical strength. It’s a beautiful practice.

My journey into sound began in 2017, after I broke my shoulder — just before a family trip to Australia. I explored everything I could to support my body in recovering enough to fly. I came across sound frequency and vibration, That experience opened something deeper for me. Since then, my gongs have become part of my daily life. I’ve studied, and continue to study, the effects of frequency and vibration, and the quiet but powerful way they can support the body, mind, and nervous system.