Hi, I'm Daryn.
Yoga has been responsible for a complete change in my life. A few years ago I was an entrepreneur with a media business, working all hours of the day at the expense of my physical and mental wellbeing. Nothing was truly satisfying and I was living my life in a state of constant stress. Something needed to change. I found a wonderful yoga teacher in Lagos, Nigeria, where I lived and she slowly opened my eyes to a whole new world.
Yoga gave me the courage to change my life and to truly know the reasons why I was changing it. Soon I found myself letting go of my business, taking the time to work through the inner healing that I needed to do, regaining my physical health and understanding my true calling in life. That led me on the path to becoming a yoga teacher and now a yoga therapist too.
Now I help others move from chronic overwhelm and burnout to embodied balance, calmer nervous systems, and meaningful connection through breath based yoga practices, insights into yoga psychology and how it can help us to navigate the modern world as well as supporting people to make small changes to their daily lives that support meaningful transformation.
BACKGROUND & APPROACH
I work with people who feel overwhelmed, burnt out, or disconnected from themselves, often after years of pushing, striving, and trying to hold everything together. Many of the people I support are navigating periods of transition: career changes, emotional challenges, loss, or a growing sense that their current way of living is no longer sustainable. My work is centred on helping them reconnect with their bodies, calm their nervous systems, and rediscover a deeper sense of balance and meaning in their lives.
I am a Yoga Alliance (RYT 500) certified teacher and have completed over 1,250 hours of training, almost exclusively in the lineage of Sri T. Krishnamacharya. Alongside my teaching work, I have trained as a yoga therapist, which allows me to work with individuals in a more personalised and therapeutic manner.
Today, I teach yoga as a therapeutic and transformative process rather than a purely physical discipline. Rooted in classical yoga philosophy and breath-led practice, my approach emphasises steadiness without force, effort without strain, and gradual, sustainable change.
I support students & clients in moving towards greater ease, clarity, and resilience in their lives. My intention is to share yoga as a living tradition that can genuinely support physical health, emotional wellbeing, and deeper self-understanding in the midst of modern life.
MAIN TRAININGS
March 2018: 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training @ Himalayan Yoga Bliss in Darjeeling: Focus on Hatha Yoga and Vinyasa
Feb 2019 - Aug 2021: 760 hour Foundation Training @ Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai: Training in the lineage of T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar: asana, pranayama, meditation, Yoga Sutra study, ayurveda and more
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022: 300 hour Yoga Therapy Foundation @ Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda from Chennai (online). Focus on how to use Yoga to assist individuals to heal. Taught by AG Mohan, Indra Mohan both (T Krishnamacharya’s direct students) and their son Dr Ganesh Mohan.
WHAT IS A SHALA?
A sacred space where authentic yoga is shared and experienced