As an adolescent, I was diagnosed and medicated for depression
Meet Melbourne yogini CJ sharing her story with us, showing how helping others starts with ourselves
"Yoga has been a huge positive has helped me physically, emotionally and spiritually"
Meet international yoga teacher, Mary Haberski @yogasurflove
"#yogasavedmylife bringing me out of depression, fear & coping with loss & cancer"
"Yoga became the ultimate key to help me find my peace, I now teach in prison to help others
These are the words of @mikaila_nyc sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us
"I can honestly say that I would not be where I am now without yoga in my life"
Meet Anthropologist, Sanskritist @omkarlie sharing her #yogasavedmylife story to inspire others.
Before yoga I was in a bad place and I thought the way to happiness was to feel wanted and desired
"I was declared cancer free exactly five years ago today...." .
"I had a heart attack at 23 after being diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease at 14"
it turned out to be a Retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer almost only found in children
"Yoga has made me more compassionate & less judgmental not only to other people, but also to myself"
"Before Yoga, fear of vulnerability, judgement & ridicule, would have prevented me sharing my story
3 years into my Yoga journey I’ve gained self acceptance, honouring my body
Yoga changed my life. It made me choose health
"The phrase ' I bend so I don't break' really sums up everything about yoga for me"
Three and a half years ago I recovered from severe ME
I was on a rollercoaster of depression & hyper vigilance