OM meets… Faisha

“Yoga is not about being perfect. It’s about connecting to your own body. So it is so important to only go so far as you are comfortable with.”

If you’ve ever searched for online yoga or taken a class on the new BU-Evolution wellbeing platform, you may have already chanced upon Faisha, the one-legged yogini. Despite having a prosthetic limb, her athletic grace is mesmerising and her enthusiasm for all things yoga contagious. This is also a lady with true grit, as someone who has squared up to some formidable challenges during her lifetime. Faisha represents a monumental testament to a ‘can-do attitude’ with a sprinkling of ‘nothing is going to stop me from achieving my dreams’.

But first let’s go back to the beginning. Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to a hard working close-knit family, she was the eldest of three children. She was bright and energetic; it was clear from early on that she was her own person with her own independent mind. Modest, yet smart and determined, Faisha excelled in her education and had an aptitude for numbers. She glided through early school life.

At the age of six, her Auntie noticed a change in Faisha’s left leg which felt hotter than her right. Initially, the family thought this was just a sprain from typical child behaviour, but after a visit to the hospital it was explained that she had too many nerves in the limb, which resulted in surgery. Although initially Faisha recovered from this episode it wasn’t long before the pain returned.

Teenage years

During the following school years, this pain increased and by