Life is challenging—sometimes overwhelmingly so—and yet, one of the hardest things is allowing ourselves to experience joy and relaxation, naturally.

These days, we’re constantly “switched on,” bombarded with quick escapes but rarely offered real solutions. Escaping is an option, but it’s not a solution. Healing happens when we build habits that support a strong mind and a calm body. We cultivate strength and peace from within.

Healing is Built Into Your Body’s Design

Regenerative healing taps into what’s known as the Shen, or spirit of the heart. Your body already knows how to heal itself—on the deepest level, this desire to heal is fueled by love, purpose, and connection. Yoga is about cultivating all three through discipline, consistency, and focus.

So why bother breaking through the obstacles and releasing pain? Is it even possible?

I can tell you from experience: yes.

My Story of Resilience & Healing

This year, my adrenals, heart, and spirit were tested to the limit. Instead of succumbing to avoidance, burnout and grief, I turned to the practices that have always sustained me: breathwork, yoga, flower essences, and a growth mindset—and I dug deeper.

I immersed myself in the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine, with its profound understanding of grief and healing far beyond anything I’d encountered in Western medicine. These tools—alongside meridian yoga, acupressure, and emotion potions—carried me through the hardest times and deepest pain I’ve ever faced. They’re not just practices; they’re lifelines.

They can guide you out of pain—toward purpose, resilience, and happiness.

Would I still rather have my brother back? Of course.
But pain is real, and love is the strongest force of all.

How This Path Found Me

My yoga journey began long before Homebody.

Back in 2010, I had a snowboarding accident on Whistler Mountain—I walked away without a scratch, but the mental trauma lingered. Two years later, through Jivamukti Yoga, I began healing from the PTS that had taken root in my nervous system, deepening my respect for the mind-body connection.

And then, life brought me full circle:
Five years later, the same woman who rescued me that day in Whistler reappeared—as my yoga teacher.

Her name is Pashumati, and she later guided me through my 200hr Shantiseva Yoga Teacher Training in 2020.

Since 2021, I’ve taught yoga in Chamonix, France, and Åre, Sweden, offering Apres Ski Yoga, Yoga in Trees, and Superbloom Yoga. Now, I’m taking that experience online with Homebody.

This isn’t just another yoga class—it’s a fusion of Meridian Yoga, Shantiseva Yoga, and Restorative Yoga, shaped by over a decade of wisdom, training, and lived experience.

Thankful for my Teachers

Homebody draws inspiration and knowledge from the incredible work of my yoga teacher, Dr Rose Erin Vaughan, founder of Science of Self Yoga, New York, USA, and Meridian Yoga Therapy. Erin’s profound understanding of the meridian system and anatomy and her traditional yogic approach to self-healing practices have been pivotal in shaping my teaching and my own self-healing.

With deep gratitude to my teacher, Tina Pashumati James, founder of Loka Yoga Whistler, Canada and creator of the Shantiseva Life Program—a transformative path integrating Bhakti, Mantra, Hatha Vinyasa Yoga, Indigenous Ceremony, and Mental Health & Wellbeing. Her wisdom and guidance continue to inspire my teaching and practice.

With deep gratitude to my teacher, Sackies Skalkos, founder of Yoga Republic, Cork, Ireland whose dedication to movement, breath, and alignment has shaped my understanding of yoga as a living, evolving practice. His dynamic approach, rooted in Vinyasa traditions and deep anatomical knowledge, has instilled in me a respect for adaptability—honoring that each body, each moment, is unique. His teachings remind me that yoga is not just about physical strength but about cultivating resilience, presence, and fluidity both on and off the mat.

All my relations, Aho.

Sat ~ Chit ~ Ananda