Heidi's Inner Adventure

My yoga journey has been quite the adventure, hence the name of my business and teacher training! If you would’ve told me even ten years ago that I would be where I am today, I would have laughed at you―rather rudely I’m sure.

I found myself a widow at the age of 29. My partner died in his sleep when he was only 35 after a night of binge drinking. I was left to raise our daughter who was only 5 at the time. I was scared, lost, and wrapped up in a very functioning prescription drug addiction. It took me another year to wake up and find sobriety. That is where my journey begins.

The physical pain from many car accidents and emotional pain from my addiction left me without crutch to hide under anymore. It was an uphill battle. With the help of 12 step fellowships, I could tackle my addiction head on and work through a lot of what I had suppressed for so many years of my life. I found support, I found friends, and eventually I found yoga.

Yoga changed me. What crept into my heart through the asana practice was an awakening. I was finding more than I anticipated. What began as a very ego driven love for postures, strength, and what I call “winning at yoga” quickly changed to a more internal shift. It changed all that I thought I knew of myself. I now understand that yoga was stripping away all that I was not. I was connecting to the real me, and this connection was both fascinating and frightening.

I began to simply trust the process and my connection to that “me” I was learning about in my practice and my training. This trust has lead me to gifts, inspirations, and lessons in my life. I have shifted from a place of fear, to a place of faith―most of the time. The process for me has opened many doors in both my personal life and practice, and my teaching career. When I let go, stop forcing my will on what will unfold and put in the work needed to move forward, I am free to follow the universe wherever I am today letting go of the results.

My personal practice of yoga still includes asana, pranayama, source texts, and chanting. Part of my journey has been to teach what I have learned with the hope that this awakening is possible for others like me. It’s truly a gift that I continue to reap the benefits of every day I walk this earth.