Self Healing Through Yoga and Meditation
Through yoga, I have noticed a long list of changes in myself. I’m more compassionate, selfless, and patient. I’ve also learned to love myself through this practice. I struggled with an eating disorder for ten years and two years ago I was told how close I was to dying. At this point I decided to recover, but it was difficult and painful. I didn’t feel like it would be possible to love my new body, so I decided to begin a workout routine to gently and slowly tone. This is how I found yoga. Within the first week of my new daily practice, I felt proud of myself for the first time. I felt love for myself for the first time. I was able to look at myself in the mirror and see someone extraordinary. As the weeks went on these feelings only became stronger and stronger, and the newfound love I had for myself grew into this light that started to touch the people around me. The people I had misunderstood and had tension with, I was now able to see them as they were, and understa...