Raise funds for Yoga Teacher Training

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Hello, I’m Leanna and I’m raising funds to support myself along the next step of my journey and enable me to embark on a beautiful heart-led Yoga Teacher Training course.

Life is full of challenges and I’ve had my share, having faced significant mental, emotional and physical difficulties. In my early 20s I was diagnosed with bipolar, and told that I would need to be on medication for the rest of my life and to ‘rethink my life goals and priorities’

Fast forward 20 years, 12 hospitalisations and many breakdowns and breakthroughs and I can say that I am truly thankful for every step along the way.

I am committed to finding my own path through and through. Over the years I have developed a strong personal practice of movement, mindfulness, journaling, reflection and creativity, which have empowered me to break out of the cycles of trauma and illness, finding a path of compassion, self awareness and freedom.

I have a deep understanding of Nutritional healing, and I have explored many holistic modalities that I have learned along the way, with an incredibly dedicated approach to my own well-being and quite a stubborn streak when it comes to my health! I realised early on that it’s up to me to create the life I want to live, and I’ll always be committed to that.

I am developing my own model of Rest, Reflect, Nourish and Empower, and I am on a clear path to being in service and supporting others along this life-journey as best I can. I see this is particularly important at a time when there is an increase in mental and emotional struggles for many of us, and I hope to share from a place of really knowing the challenges, and having such compassion and empathy for everyone.

I am grateful that I have been awarded the Ambassador Scholarship for the Yoga Rhythm Teacher Training programme at the Spirit Ash Studio in Ashburton, as an acknowledgment of the voluntary work and service I already do. This feels like an wonderful and timely opportunity to take the next step in my own personal growth and healing journey, as well as working towards sharing my gifts with the world in a way which is nourishing and supportive to all. Part of the scholarship is a commitment to bringing yoga into communities and spaces which don’t yet have access to this beautiful practice and philosophy, to make it accessible and approachable as possible.

The scholarship offers a generous 30% off the fees, which still leaves a balance of £2026.50, and then any books, course materials that I will need, and suitable yoga clothing!

I would be so appreciative of any support/encouragement you can offer, which will help me realise this dream. The dream is that everyone can recognise that they have a unique and beautiful journey ahead of them in life, no matter what, and that although there may be bumps and challenges in the road, there will always be someone there to help and support them along the way.