I have been lucky to have many great teachers. I grew up with a meditation & martial arts background before the amputation of my right leg following a motorcycle accident at the age of 12.
After a decade of struggling with the resulting back and hip pain, I started searching for yoga studios near me, craving something beyond the mainly physical practices I had tried in the past. I wanted to heal my mind as well.
I found Return Yoga's website, and deep dived into reading about yoga philosophy in Karin's blog. It felt like a calling home. In classes, I began to deliberately explored my breath for the first time. Karin is still my mentor and main teacher, passing on the teachings of T.K.V. Desikachar and Sri T. Krishnamacharya. Through my personal practices and study I have found some tools to more ethically approach reality & my personal experience of it; including living a more Earth & resource conscious lifestyle. It has changed everything, and nothing at the same time.