"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...

"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...

"For nearly a decade my neurological system has been shutting down. By the time I committed to a daily Yoga regiment in the winter of...

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

"A dancer up until my late 20s, I was trained to exude perfection & grace under any circumstance. But after failing to get into a...

"I was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called cavernoma aged 14 years old. By the time I was 30 years old I had suffered 6 strokes...

"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...

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

"Ever since I was first sexually assaulted I knew I had a disconnect from my body . I began to hate myself, blame myself, criticize...

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

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

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

"My name is Olga and I’m an addict. Between ages 12 & 24 I was living on the frontlines, a drug & alcohol battlefield. It started out...

"Having been a victim of sexual abuse in my early childhood, I had turned to meditation to help me through my migraines, to help me begin...

"Unlike, drugs or alcohol, food isn't an addiction you can 'put down" Since high school....change that, since childhood, I dealt with...

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

"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...

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

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

"Abuse comes in many different forms & as fate would have it, I was introduced to a few of them even before I turned 20" "I had been...