Yoga's balance of stretching, strengthening and breathing was something I had never experienced before and I knew straight away that it was going to mean a lot to me. ​ But yoga was so much more than I could ever have expected. It illuminated a whole new dimension to my life and I fell in love with the peacefulness of a deeper connection to myself - my own essence or soul if you like - that it provided. Though I do still experience pain in my body (having been diagnosed with fibromyalgia a few years back) I have a way to manage this pain and, more importantly, I have a way to find space away from my pain, a space that is deeper within me.
When I first found yoga I'd already been working as a Counsellor for a few years and had spent much longer still on my own therapeutic journey, searching what I felt were the missing pieces that would complete my healing. I had been experiencing chronic pain for many years and was looking for a way to feel like my body was my own, not dependent upon someone fixing me all the time.
When I first found yoga I'd already been working as a Counsellor for a few years and had spent much longer still on my own therapeutic journey, searching what I felt were the missing pieces that would complete my healing. I had been experiencing chronic pain for many years and was looking for a way to feel like my body was my own, not dependent upon someone fixing me all the time.
