"At a crossroads. Faced with the dissolution of my marriage of 17 years, a custody battle, & at the throws of addiction to booze & pills,...

"In my early 30s, I began to abuse ambien and anxiety medication to deal with the stress of working at a big law firm and the PTSD of an...

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

"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...

"My days before sobriety are a blur. Always moving, trying to make it through the day for the night. To my next beer, to my next happy...

"I'd been abusing drugs for years by 29 years of age. I was in an abusive relationship, my job was unfulfilling, & I was in complete...

"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...

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...

"Yoga first entered my life when I was a 15 year old scared, sad, angry, lost girl" . "I stumbled upon a power yoga VHS tape in a natural...

"I was a victim of sexual assault at 15, which went through the court system. Not long after that, I dropped out of high school, left...

"Eating disorders. Depression. Anxiety. Drug addiction. Domestic violence. Co-dependency. Abandonment. Self worth. The list goes on & on"...

"I tried to take my life in 2012 after a series of traumatic events including multiple deaths, rape & abuse . As a young adult, I lost...

"I started practicing yoga when I was 17 years old, alone & in New York City. My dream of dancing professionally was coming true..." ....

"I struggle with depression, anxiety, & alcoholism. It runs in my family. I try to accept it & work on it instead of fighting it" . . "It...

"Without yoga I had no purpose or connection & went down a dark path. It helped bring me back & brought me to where I am today – a place...

"One day, as I looked around at the toys on the floor & the empty wine bottles in the bin, I thought, “Is this my life? Is this what I...

Meet @leeannelliott sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚 . "Over the years, I’ve used yoga as a practice to...

Meet @inga_kellermann sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words ❤ . . "I was in Hospital after a suffering a...

"I discovered yoga about 5 years ago when I was pretty deep in addiction & my Mother had just passed away, It was something that made me...

I am @halie_elaine_taylor & this is my #yogasavedmylife story . I was homeless, severely addicted to drugs & alienated from anyone who...