Inspiring stories of everyday yoga practitioners.
“I am in recovery from the disease of Alcoholism with 11 years remission/sobriety. It’s not just about getting the alcohol out of my system, it’s about starting the journey into discovering who I am, authentically. Before my sobriety, alcohol was the escape from myself; a chance to numb my mind from all the self-hate. When…
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My introduction to yoga and meditation was at age 31 in a cardiac rehabilitation. I was the sole young woman with coronary artery disease in a group of mainly middle-aged men. We practiced body scan meditations, talked about nutrition, and walked on treadmills. One day, a yoga instructor came in to teach us. After years…
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“I’m a big believer in creativity, and that’s why I love teaching photography and now, beginning to teach yoga. It provides me the opportunity to instill that creative spark in someone else; to provide a new way of looking at things. It gives me the opportunity to provide others something that they can have as…
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“When you see yourself in a way that you never have before it’s transformative. My name is Raven and I see transformation as: the possibility that everything you thought to be true in your life, who you are, or what you believe in could very well be wrong. I’ve been living my life for 24…
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“My kindergarteners are incredibly stressed. They’re anxious, just like me and it’s sad that at such a young age they feel so much anxiety and worry. Looking at what has helped me cope with stress and anxiety- being yoga asana and breath work, I came up with the idea to do yoga with my students.…
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“I started going to yoga as an access to free my mind from the extremely stressful and “below the line” life I was living. I actually thought it would be a good way to escape my own reality. My roommate at the time practiced regularly and really enjoyed it and this played a big role…
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“Believe it or not, my first day working at Boston Children’s Hospital was at the Yoga Reaches Out event last year! I could instantly feel the high energy when I entered Gillette Stadium. Coming from someone who has done yoga enough times to count on one hand, the energy gave me an instinctive feeling to…
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