Over a decade ago I started down the self awakening path. I had been dabbling in yoga and meditation for a few years, but in no way considered myself a "yoga person".
The ending of a not so healthy relationship inspired me to enroll in a 10 day Vipassana Meditation course taught by teacher S.N Goenka.
Sitting with myself in silence, stone cold sober for 11 hours a day with no where to run, left me with some undeniable truths.
If I was to die right then I would have a lot of regrets.
My actions when I was drunk were not in alignment with who I knew I really was.
I committed there and then to quit drinking and get myself back into alignment.
I came out of competition retirement and dove back into training as a whitewater kayaking athlete and set my sights on winning the 2011 world championships, while at the same time white knuckling my sobriety.
My self esteem was zero, and my mental state felt crazy.
When I failed at my second world title attempt I saw through the illusion.
Being the world champion was not going to bring me the internal love and acceptance I was seeking, even if I did achieve it.
I followed my intuition and the little voice inside that was nudging me to journey within.
I stepped out of my comfort zone and was led to India and the ancient path of yoga.
Spiritual teachers and healers helped me to shed all that was no longer serving me.
They gave me the tools to journey into the dark, and feel the pain and emotion I had been numbing, which set me free.
Mental clarity, freedom of thought, and present moment awareness: inner states I chased through mind altering substances, and adrenalin; I experience now through sober spiritual practice, independent of external conditions.
I have created a program that combines all the tools that help me and my clients to live our best lives.
My signature program supports driven, adventurous mid-life women to overcome self sabotage, and step in to self love so that they feel whole and complete within themselves and confident in speaking their truth.
If you are ready to step in to self acceptance in a way that feels light, peaceful and calm then you are in the right place.
Namaste,
Polly