Meet The Team

Kim is a Viniyoga teacher and teacher trainer, with experience as an NHS Occupational Therapist-in-Training and as a Therapy Assistant at Dorset County Hospital. With over a decade of teaching and a half-decade of rehabilitation experience, her approach is calm, intelligent, and precise — blending compassionate guidance with a deep understanding of functional movement and breath awareness.

Kim’s Journey

Kim is a lifelong student, practitioner, and teacher of Yoga whose life and work are deeply rooted in the principles of mindful living and holistic wellbeing. Drawing on her NHS and Occupational Therapy experience, she continues to explore the interrelationship between Yoga and therapeutic practice.

Her interest in Yoga began at the age of eighteen while training and dancing professionally. In those early years, her practice was primarily physical and āsana-focused. Around fourteen years ago, after settling in Dorset, she immersed herself in the practice of Pattabhi Jois’ Aṣṭāṅga-yoga and discovered the profound synchrony of body, breath, and mind. Now in her mid-forties, Kim’s personal practice has evolved into a gentler, more reflective form of Viniyoga that honours the natural rhythms and transitions of life.

Lineage and Study

Seeking to deepen her understanding, Kim was drawn to the roots of Aṣṭāṅga-yoga as taught by T. Krishnamacharya. It was at a seminar with Krishnamacharya’s grandson, Dr Kausthub Desikachar—hosted by Sarah Ryan at the Dorchester Yoga & Therapy Centre—that Kim found her teacher, tradition, and lineage.

She completed her Viniyoga Teacher Trainer Training with Dr Desikachar through Viniyoga International, alongside further Viniyoga Teacher Training at the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation (KHYF), Chennai, India (and online). Kim continues to study under Dr Desikachar in Patañjali’s Yogasūtra, the Bhagavad-gītā, Yoga Therapy, and specialised Viniyoga Teacher Trainer courses. Her studies also include Vedic Chanting and Yogasūtra with Sarah Ryan.

Kim’s first teacher training took place at the Himalaya Yoga Valley Centre, Goa (2014), followed by additional studies with Lalit Kumar, Manju Jois (Primary Series TT), John Scott, Jane Piddington, and Scott Johnson. She has also completed a Yoga for Children course with Susannah Hoffman at Triyoga, London, and intends to develop a dedicated children’s Yoga programme in the future.

Teaching Philosophy

Kim’s teaching reflects her love and respect for Yoga’s timeless wisdom and the lineage from which it originates. Her approach invites students to explore and connect authentically with their inner selves. She believes that each individual is unique, and therefore every practice should be thoughtfully adapted to meet personal needs, life experiences, and stages of development.

Her classes aim to empower individuals to make sustainable, positive changes—cultivating strength, clarity, and balance to support wellbeing throughout a lifetime.

 

Classes & Offerings

Kim teaches Yoga, Chair Yoga, Yoga for Teens, and Aṣṭāṅga-yoga Vinyasa, and offers:

• 1 : 1 sessions

• Mentoring

• Teacher Training

• Private and Group classes

Fred Burnham is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner with over 25 years in frontline NHS care. His clinical insight and diagnostic acumen allow him to identify the deeper patterns behind pain, stress, and fatigue—translating complex presentations into simple, effective yoga therapy programmes. His work integrates evidence-based practice with the subtle art of observation, offering a safe, structured, and transformative path for patients and clients alike.

Fred’s Journey

Fred has worked in the NHS since 1997, qualifying as a Registered Nurse in 2000 and as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in 2012. His background spans Respiratory Medicine, Emergency and Urgent Care, and General Practice, where he continues to specialise in musculoskeletal disorders and chronic or persistent pain.

Lineage and Study

His lifelong study of the human condition led him to Yoga in 2017, and later to the Viniyoga tradition under Ācārya Dr Kausthub Desikachar, son of TKV Desikachar and grandson of Śrī T. Krishnamacharya. This meeting transformed his understanding of health and healing, revealing Yoga as a multidimensional practice that addresses body, breath, mind, and spirit.

Fred has completed the 1000-hour Viniyoga Therapy Training Programme with Dr Desikachar (final research project pending), along with studies in Samantraka Prāṇāyāma, Yogarahasya of Nāthamuni, and Samantraka-āsana. He also completed a 100-hour Prāṇāyāma course in 2024 under Dr Desikachar’s direct guidance.

Therapeutic and Teaching Philosophy

Through Yoga Therapy, Fred combines ancient principles with modern medicine, empowering individuals to take an active role in their own healing. He now teaches at the Dorchester Yoga & Therapy Centre, where his approach blends clinical experience, compassionate teaching, and the timeless wisdom of the Viniyoga tradition.

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Classes & Offerings

Fred teaches Men's Yoga, Group classes and offers:​

• Yoga Therapy for all

• 1 : 1 sessions

• Private and Group classes

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