About Denise

Denise brings a sense of professionalism, reassurance & understanding to her work, & passionately believes that we can all greatly improve & enhance our own quality of life, when we develop our awareness of our own mind-body & learn to connect with our innate resources.

Having herself successfully re-habilitated from serious spinal injury, which left her with significant paralysis & loss of sensation down much of one leg, Denise is uniquely placed to help others learn from her own personal experiences & the ‘insider knowledge’ she had to gain in order to recover: first-hand experience of how our sensory-motor system works, how we can learn new movement patterns, & how we can create for ourselves the conditions that allow our bodies to heal.

"Having originally trained as a scientist, I am fascinated by how biology & physics are merging at the leading edge of scientific discovery, & how western evidence-based approaches are increasingly finding evidence & theory that explains some of the efficacy of the older 'eastern' medecines.

However, primarily, I am interested in finding out what works & I value my own experience of my own body over explanations & theoretical frameworks. I am interested in what makes a difference to my quality of life, & to the quality of life of my clients.

I was unfortunate to suffer a major spinal injury in 2008, when following lower back problems on-and-off for about 5 years, one of the discs in my lower back prolapsed & compressed my spinal nerves (Cauda Equina Syndrome). This led to an emergency surgery, & left me paralysed & without feeling down much of my right leg. I had to slowly learn to walk again over a period of over 6 months. Against all odds, I was back teaching on the ski slopes (albeit very gingerly!) 10 months after my surgery.