70 influential women on “How to live well as a woman”
Yogamatters asked 70 influential women who live and breathe wellbeing to share, what for them is the key to living well as a woman.
Yoga for those Affected by Cancer
I can’t imagine what these women are going through. I have no personal experience of the frightening ‘C’ word. I have no idea what to expect, what the mood of the class will be like. But as I enter the building, the sunshine I leave behind outside is there to greet me when I walk in. A sense of warmth and light pervade the whole room.
“Yoga begins with listening. When we listen, we create space for what really is.”
I encountered this phrase during downward facing dog in my first ever yoga class here in Bonn, Germany. Written in a surprisingly small font in a corner on the wall behind my mat, it struck a chord with me so loudly and clearly that my body insisted, this message is not to be overheard anymore.
A recovery Story by Sue Leekam
“There is flattening of the anterior cord surface with possible early increased T2 signal particularly at C4-5 raising the possibility of myelopathy. Bilateral foraminal narrowing is also demonstrated. Advanced degenerative changes at C2-3 and in the lower cervical region.” Sue Leekam, a Yoga student of mine, wrote this fascinating DCM recovery story on her blog.
Interview: Yoga’s Healing Power
In October 2017, I gave an interview to Eva Flammensbeck, a friend and fellow yoga teacher about yoga’s Healing Power and more specifically how yoga can prevent and alleviate a range of physical and mental illnesses.