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coming home...
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Luckily, I found my way to osteopath and yoga teacher Pete
Blackaby who pointed out that it was simply because my spine was out of balance (diagnosed
as scoliosis and lordosis) and that as a result I was having
to hold myself up with effort. If I wanted it to change, I would
need to do some yoga , ideally a kind that focussed on discovering
what it was I was doing, so that I could let it go. Something in my
soul jumped for joy - the penny had dropped - and so I began.It was like coming home. At first I was mostly just lying down on my mat and feeling the force of gravity and the movement of the breath - it was a revelation, I couldn't get enough of it - add a soft shoulder stand and a supine twist and I could give myself an osteopathic treatment - free of charge and as often as I wanted. I ventured out to recommended classes and found that I felt very much at home with the people that taught and attended these classes. I started hearing about the principles of this work, and instinctively felt the truth of what was being expressed....more