Health and Wellbeing

Jan 2, 20212 min read

Meet Jess @doyouevenselfcare sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us 💚

"Fat bodies can't teach yoga'...I was trapped in that mindset for years" . "7 years ago, I walked into my first yoga class with a busted...

Jan 2, 20212 min read

Meet @bemindflow sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚

"I broke my femur three years back. I was put into a place of self-reflection when I had the fracture. Suddenly all activities and...

Jan 2, 20211 min read

Meet our friend @leeannelliott sharing a #yogasavedmylife story with us

"When I discovered yoga, there was so much trauma, fear & disconnect, so much stuck energy in my body, I moved like a robot. I was tight...

Nov 15, 20202 min read

Yoga grants me the fierce calm to get to know myself & fulfil my purpose

"My name is @brittneyshawnee I grew up seeing yoga on TV depicted as a fitness class, but didn't pursue it until 2013 when I moved to St...

Nov 15, 20202 min read

Meet @ricardo_the_yogi_chef hearing his #yogasavedmylife story with us💚

"My mom introduced me to yoga when I was 18. I was seriously overweight & one of those kids who hated doing any kind of sport" . "I was...

Nov 15, 20201 min read

Meet Rodrigo (he/him) @goodtimetorollon sharing his #yogasavedmylife story with us 💚

"About 6 years ago I fell off a cliff & broke my back. Due to that I am now a full-time wheelchair user and I have a complete t3 spinal...

Nov 15, 20202 min read

Meet @dawnmrivers sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚

"I started practicing yoga in the basement of my old house when I was 29. I found some Rodney Yee VHS tapes at the library, thus starting...

Nov 15, 20202 min read

My name is @caylee.ortiz This is my #yogasavedmylife story 💚

"I felt defeated, useless, & angry after experiencing a level of trauma, I had never encountered before, I lost my compass" . "I didn’t...

Nov 15, 20202 min read

Meet @onearmedwheel sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚

#Yogasavedme in so many ways. It picked me up and rescued me from a lifetime of self-hate. It taught me that "with practice, all is...

Oct 11, 20202 min read

"I had spinal fusion from the age of 12"

Meet @scoliyoga.robin sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚 . . "There I was, on the couch, feeling lower...

Oct 2, 20202 min read

Meet @peaceofpholly sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚

"When I was 18, I was raped. I lost sight of who I truly was; I was never genuinely present with myself or others. I was a rollercoaster...

Oct 2, 20202 min read

Meet @metamorphassist sharing her yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚

"Yoga saved my life because it healed me. It reminded me of where I came from; it brought me closer to home within myself. It allowed me...

Sep 17, 20202 min read

I am Malina @indigenousyogini. This is my #yogasavedmylife story

"I am indigenous. I was born with the teachings in my blood. In my heart. And I was born a yogi. The two cannot, will not be...

Sep 12, 20202 min read

Meet Bri @ohhsilly sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚

"For so long I have felt alone, powerless, mute. I have always been fighting some sort of demon. I struggle with depression, anxiety,...

Sep 12, 20202 min read

Meet @shannonliebelyoga sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚

"Open heart surgery is extremely painful, having your chest cracked open deeply traumatic" . "I took my first yoga class in 2005 the day...

Sep 12, 20201 min read

The light came back as I meditated on sounds, symbols, numbers and the rhythm of my own breath

Breast Cancer Awareness month . Sharing the incredibly beautiful words of Yoga teacher Jodi Hurwitz @yogijo444 alongside the stunning...

Sep 12, 20202 min read

Meet @sleepysantosha sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us 💚

"Lifelong medical conditions often leave me bed-bound" . . "In 2010 I Googled "yoga" for the first time. I grew up in a strict Christian...

Sep 12, 20201 min read

Meet @michelledoole.yoga Sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚

"Two years ago I was in the midst of one of the hardest struggles of my life and prayed that God would help me to find answers" . I had...

Sep 12, 20202 min read

My name is Claire @awarmheartedlife eartedlife & this is my #yogasavedmylife story

"I live & teach with chronic illness. I often wonder, what would my life have become without all yoga taught me, starting when I was a...

Sep 12, 20202 min read

Meet @sara_anjali sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚

"I was abused when I was a little girl & I felt abandoned most of my young life. I hurt and felt lost. I really suffered & still carry...

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