I had only ever taken a few yoga classes before this period of struggle. However something deep inside of me told me I should do a yoga teacher training. Now at the time this seemed ridiculous. I was broke, my beat up old car was on its last legs, and technically I still had to be hired back into my job for the coming year. But the benefit of finding meditation was that I could not ignore a yoga teacher training was something I was meant to do.

So I took out a loan, and went off to Costa Rica for my first yoga teacher training. To say it was life changing is no exaggeration. It was like I was discovering who I was for the first time in my life. I was officially in love with yoga. Not because it had all the answers, but because it gave me the space and strength to face the hard questions, the unknowing and the discomfort. It allowed me to start to build a sense of trust in myself. And the glow of utter peace and contentment after a good shavasana helped too.

It’s been a journey of self-discovery ever since. Far from having it all figured out, yoga has continued to give me the space to heal, let go and grow.