My story

Plantar Fasciitis: How Nia Healed My Foot Problems

I used to run 5 days a week, averaging 50-60 kms each week. Those were the days when I did a lot of high impact exercise: at that time I was also playing soccer, ball/ice hockey and doing step class. Eventually, along with shin splints, I got plantar fasciitis, which caused me a great deal…

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Crawling through hotels rooms in America: Self-Healing

I spent the last 7 days crawling around hotel rooms in Arizona. What?!? Sounds a little crazy, right? Possibly, but give me a chance to explain: I was on holidays and wanted to do a little body experiment. I was testing out a self-healing practice I’ve heard lots about but hadn’t yet experienced with any…

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Overcoming Mental Illness & Anorexia

Thanks to my dear friend  Cindy Ashton  for having me on her  Monster-Kissing Secrets internet radio show. It’s because of dear souls like Cindy  that I can passionately tell my tale  while sharing insights about crawling out of seemingly bottomless pits. Best part of the whole story is the  part about how Nia was (and still…

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What it’s like when I dance

A few weeks back, after my Sunday morning Nia class at Renaissance Yoga and Ayurveda, Andrea and I decided we would write about the experience of dancing. So there we were, in Jet Fuel (where else?) writing away. She got a little stressed when I finished after 10 minutes or so, but we both came…

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