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Kim’s Journey Into Yoga

Kim Shand was born with a birth defect that caused 4 vertebras not to be fully formed. Prognosis was not good. She was expected to be braced or paralyzed as she grew up. Her parents put her on a regime … Continue reading

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I Have Learned To Let Go Of Negativity

I have always had an interest in Yoga and Pilates, but never got the chance to take a yoga class until this summer. When I discovered that UMBC offered an Ashtanga Yoga class I was excited to say the least. … Continue reading

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I Am Very Thankful I Found Yoga

I had developed depression and anxiety from the considerable life changes that occurred within a short period of time. Within a 2 month span I finished school, started my first job in my new career as an optometrist, got married, … Continue reading

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Faster Healing Of Bruise With Hot Yoga

I began coming to Yoga Passion and was immediately hooked regularly averaging four times per week. Running & working out in gyms for all of my adult life suddenly felt like a waste of time after the total experience of … Continue reading

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How Cancer Made Me A Healthy Yogi

I recently received an email from my friend Andy. He told me that he has just returned from spending a week caring for a friend in Springfield, Missouri. His friend had just undergone his second surgery to remove lung cancer … Continue reading

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