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Was born in Zimbabwe and grew up in Kenya, East Africa. Her father was a doctor specializing in tropical medicine and her mother a nurse. She had an adventurous upbringing, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, at the age of 17. Animals were her constant companions.
She wanted to be a physiotherapist from the age of 14 and did her physio training in London, England, and emigrated to Canada in 1972. She worked in hospitals in Oxford, England, the Northwest Territories and British Columbia, where she started up her own private practice.
Over the years, she has combined her keen interest in postural alignment, balance and vestibular disorders with an enthusiasm for dressage and other equestrian pursuits.
She noticed how the health of her patients and the time it took them to recover from injuries were greatly affected by the way they used their bodies...and the harmony and balance with which they did so.
She found that the relaxation, awareness and balance required to ride horses was the same as that needed for efficiency of movement in almost all other pursuits. She also learned that animals themselves have a lot to teach us about the way we should move.
She believes that many stressed city dwellers have lost the ease and fluidity of movement required to maintain their physical health and overall well-being.