How Autoimmune Disease Made Me a Better Yogi

Not to brag, but I’m #blessed.

I’m blessed to be earning my living doing what I love as a yoga teacher and creative consultant. I’m blessed to have a partner and family who unconditionally love and support me. And I’m blessed to have lived with a handful of autoimmune diseases since age 10—diseases that have presented me with arthritis, skin conditions, digestive disorders, thyroid deregulation, and all that good stuff.

And before you call “bullsh*t” on me describing these lifelong illnesses as a blessing, hear me out—because there are a number of ways my disease has made me the yogi I am today...

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