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    Is YOGA Good For Any Body?

    Dec 01, 2019 5 minutes

    Ann Marie Johnston is the founding director of the global yoga platform YogaMate, and the founder of Global Yoga Therapy Day (21 June). For more than half her life Ann Marie suffered from chronic depression. She felt she had no light and little inspiration. In 2008, Ann Marie was introduced to mindfulness and how to ‘be in the present’ rather than constantly reliving the past or projecting forwards. This was a monumental shift for her. She found yoga by learning about specific kriyas (breathing techniques) and in 2012, after experiencing profound shifts to her health and wellbeing, Ann Marie went on to complete her yoga teacher training. Through the regular practice of mindfulness, breathwork, meditation, physical yoga and a healthy diet, she was able to overcome her depression and has since dedicated her life to sharing these

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