diff --git a/GPy/examples/__init__.py b/GPy/examples/__init__.py
index 4c5929f1..d0636ea8 100644
--- a/GPy/examples/__init__.py
+++ b/GPy/examples/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2012-2014, GPy authors (see AUTHORS.txt).
 # Licensed under the BSD 3-clause license (see LICENSE.txt)
 """
-Examples for GPy.
+Introduction
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 The examples in this package usually depend on `pods <https://github.com/sods/ods>`_ so make sure 
 you have that installed before running examples. The easiest way to do this is to run `pip install pods`. `pods` enables access to 3rd party data required for most of the examples. 
+
+The examples are executable and self-contained workflows in that they have their own source data, create their own models, kernels and other objects as needed, execute optimisation as required, and display output.
+
+Viewing the source code of each model will clarify the steps taken in its execution, and may provide inspiration for developing of user-specific applications of `GPy`.
+
 """
 from . import classification
 from . import regression