"I grew up in a home of abuse, with a mother who had a mental illness" "I was the first in my family to graduate high school & once I did...

"My brother Jhmil was murdered as he was commuting home from his internship in 2004 . . My name is @shardaylight & this is my...

"My mother passed away in 2010, we were never that close but the loss floored me & I was in a very dark place" . . Meet @melissadawnyogi...

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

"As I sit here and write these words, I begin with a reflection on my mental & physical health. From the outside looking in, I was the...

"I found yoga in 2012, my twin sister had been diagnosed with multiple organ failure a few years before, & my world and mind started...

"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...

"At 17 struggle was all I knew. Life hadn’t shown me much kindness or compassion. It had become a constant stream of pain. I managed to...

Meet @tessnicolayoga sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚 . . "In 2013 I graduated with my bachelor’s...

"Throughout my life I've struggled with feelings of abandonment & lack of ownership over my body. At the age of 15 I was sexually...

After years of inconsistent practice it wasn't until after a late term pregnancy loss that I really learned the power of practice . My...

"On two separate occasions, I picked a way to end myself. And I would compulsively go over the imaginary aftermath in my head...

I don’t remember ever being comfortable in my body & in my own skin. I learned to dissociate at an early age. It helped me survive . As I...

"My daughter passed away of SIDS 4 years ago. She left behind her twin sister & her grieving, heartbroken mommy. . I was born & raised...

Meet @ashtanga_allison sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚 . . "I began practicing yoga after an extended...

"I tried to kill myself when I was 18... My path eventually led me to yoga. Yoga didn’t fix anything. But, it has given me tools" ....

Meet Heather @bearfoot.yoga sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚 . "Infertility is such a cruel cosmic...

"The safety I felt in the four walls of a yoga studio is the hardest thing I have ever tried putting into words. The door remains...

"At the age of 21 I was raped in a foreign country. I didn’t tell anyone. Currently, only few people know about it" . "I always wanted to...

Meet Britta @wayward_yogini sharing her #yogasavedmylife story with us. These are her words 💚 . . "My whole life I have struggled with...