Yoga to Heal

*Update below post*

I am very unsettled by nature. While I hate the work involved with moving homes, I love the actual life change of moving. I love new houses, new cities, new neighbourhoods to explore, and new adventures to be had. I love new routines (which I am very good at falling out of because of this unsettled character flaw), I love new career paths, new projects, new hair colours, new everything.

This past year has brought so many changes and so much new, that my head is starting to spin just from the aftermath of it all. Just over a year ago our second son was born. He is incredible and watching the bond between him and his big brother makes my heart so happy. We moved to a new home just a few weeks after he was born, another rental, but in a new town, my hometown. This was great. I was close to family and friends, and the neighbourhood was beautiful. I relished in all the new (and some of the old). I started back at the gym to lose my baby weight, I continued my charity work, but in new ways, in the winter I went back to work at a new job, and I took an online course at a local college. In the spring we found out we needed to vacate the rental, no problem, I love new. We decided to buy, gut, and reno a home with our family's help, instead of paying for another house that wasn't our home. That was where the chaos began. My husband was working 40+ hours a week, and spending lots of his "free time" 45 minutes away at our new home in our new town working his butt off. I essentially became a single mom for just over 2 months, and boy did it make me grateful to have my husband. Around this time I got another new job, this time for an incredible local company, doing what I love, where I can work from home.

You may be thinking, "Where is this self-centred post going?" You're right. I have everything I could possibly want for - a happy little family, a wonderful husband, the perfect job, a new home in a new town, new adventures to be had. But I still feel unsettled, something is missing. I'm afraid I'm going to feel this way my whole life, but I really don't think that's the case. I think I just need to get on the right path, start the right journey. And at this point in my life, I know what that is, at least for now...

Over the last 10 years I have practiced yoga off and on, in various settings with various teachers. However, this summer I finally found deep roots in my practice, and it is helping me heal both physical and emotional ailments for which traditional medicine has been no help. I need to earn my RYT-200 certification, not only to improve my practice and my life, but so that I can offer yoga at local hospitals, cancer centres, chronic pain clinics, and mental health facilities, to help those who are experiencing both physical and emotional health issues themselves.


I spend a good portion of my time and energy fundraising for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, and as a volunteer for the Dear Jack Foundation (adolescent and young adult cancer). In 39 months I have raised $5767 personally, and my teams have raised $17,543 in total. And so, the thought of me asking for your help with something personal, something that's not one of these charities (or at least in addition to these causes), is really hard for me. I know most of you won't donate, and that's totally okay. Just reading my story and sending along some sort of encouragement is more than enough. However, if you do feel like donating, please check out my campaign. Any social shares would be greatly appreciated as well. Thank you so much for reading.

*Update: 01/01/2016*
I have removed my campaign and have decided to put my skills to use in another way. Thank you for reading!


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