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    Soul sisters

    Jan 01, 2020 7 minutes
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    Yoga teacher Jennie Jackson, naturopath Coryn Smith and marketer Toni Paltridge know how difficult it is to take time out of a busy life – but a disability, a separation and a cancer diagnosis have led the sisters to reassess time out as a priority, for all women.

    Their business, Sista Trio, runs wellness retreats with yoga, meditation, nutrition and lifestyle advice, delivered in an accessible way for a greater range of women.

    “This wellness industry can get quite serious,” says middle sister Jennie. “One of our taglines is heart, hilarity, honesty.”

    The 49-year-old is the first to admit she is an unlikely yoga teacher. Born with bilateral talipes equinovarus (severe club feet), she had her right ankle manipulated and broken just hours after she was born. It was the first of many surgeries to correct the disability, which in recent years saw her considering amputation.

    “It was so debilitating and painful, and it gets you down – mind, body and soul,” she says. “My husband Greg used to have to drop me everywhere, because I

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