Mental Health

Nov 15, 20201 min read

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

"I discovered yoga when I was 14 years old. I come from a small town in Iceland, a yoga teacher had just moved into town and was offering...

Nov 15, 20202 min read

Meet @caseyurban sharing her #yogastory with us. These are her words 💚

(TW: Bulimia + suicidal ideation) "My bottom with bulimia had me bingeing and purging for over 10 hours a day" . "At one point I told my...

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...

Sep 23, 20201 min read

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

"I was born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic & potentially fatal lung disease, and I wasn't expected to live past 18" . "My childhood was...

Sep 12, 20202 min read

Meet Sarah @sarahml16 MD & Yoga teacher in Morocco sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us 💚

"I had a difficult childhood, I suffered from PTSD & developed generalized anxiety disorder... all of which I was able & I still am able...

Sep 12, 20202 min read

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

"My life got turned upside down before I could even catch myself. I was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, adhd, ankylosing spondylitis,...

Sep 12, 20202 min read

Meet Devon sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words❤

"I discovered vinyasa yoga, after my ex husband was deployed to Afghanistan. It's impossible to explain the constant state of terror you...

Sep 11, 20202 min read

Meet yoga teacher @nicoleanthony.yoga sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her word

"Having dealt with anxiety & depression for as long as I can remember, Yoga found me when I needed it the most" . "I am a certified...

Sep 11, 20202 min read

Meet @abbyyetter owner of @white.lotus.wellness sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us💚

"I was being treated for anxiety and my 4th bout of clinical depression, plus healing from 15 years of disordered eating. I was feeling...

Sep 11, 20202 min read

Meet @kylethegrateful sharing his #yogasavedmylife story with us 💚

"I was powerless over my addiction. To this day, I thank the God of my understanding for giving me the courage, the power, & the strength...

Aug 27, 20202 min read

My name is Laura @breathebesidemeyoga and #yogasavedmylife

People self harm for many different reasons, and it’s often assumed that it’s ‘attention seeking’. But what not many people know is that...

Aug 27, 20202 min read

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

"Yoga ultimately helped me battle with law school induced depression" "It wasn’t until I began law school that I found my yoga practice....

Aug 27, 20201 min read

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

"My hair started falling out when I was really young. I have alopecia, an autoimmune disease" "The disease was out of my control, so I...

Aug 27, 20202 min read

My name is Louise @bemovedyoga & this is my #yogasavedmylife story

I lived a hectic London lifestyle of working 2 jobs, studying a Masters...& getting wasted as often as possible. I always felt a nagging...

Aug 27, 20202 min read

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

"How has yoga saved my life? It all began with me questioning 'should I choose life or death?" "When I think about the impact yoga has...

Aug 27, 20202 min read

Meet Charlie @daddydarkrdc @run.dem.crew founder, @lululemon global ambassador, sharing his story

"As a young black boy growing up in pre gentrified South London the art of puffing up your chest, learning to scowl & walking with a bop...

Jun 20, 20202 min read

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

"In 2019, my face & mental wellbeing were ravaged by severe cystic acne & I suffered from terrible back pain due to lordosis of the...

Jun 19, 20202 min read

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

"My anxiety was so bad as a child, that when I was 14 my doctor suggested that I try yoga classes" . . "We’d tried other natural...

Jun 12, 20202 min read

Meet Sophia @one.ocean.away sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚

"My cousin, was struck by a car and passed away overnight when I was a junior in college. He was like a little brother to me" . "In the...

Jun 12, 20202 min read

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

"In 2013 my life, & that of my family, changed drastically. My mother, who worked as a nurse for people at their homes, was stabbed with...

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