Amy and Crissy tackle a delicate topic in this episode. So many of us have been impacted by unhealthy religious and spiritual communities, or even been impacted by cult-like groups/ communities. Crissy tells her personal story of abuse and healing and a trigger warner may be in order. Please make sure that you have the support you need in place just in case this episode is difficult for you. She has bravely decided to tell her story, knowing there may be consequences with family and others. As a result of healing her own trauma, Crissy is committed to helping others who may feel alone, unable to make a big life shift or have given up on creating changes in life due to learned hopelessness. Crissy healed by receiving Yoga Therapy, which is the opposite of many dogmatic religions and spiritual cults. Yoga encourages us to go inward and listen to our deeper Self, to learn to trust ourselves, to make decisions based on our own perceptions of the Yamas (social disciplines) and Niyamas (personal disciplines). Yoga helps us to come home to ourselves and learn to live with an internal compass instead of looking to church or spiritual elders for the answers.

·        Luna tells her personal story of being a 15-year-old girl who endured abuse at the hands of her family and church.

·        Luna talks about how many years she tried to escape and the deep psychological impact this had on her long-term, which she finally was able to free herself after studying yoga and getting permission to trust herself again.

·        Luna talks about how it was challenging to leave her community, family and friends and feeling so alone.

·        We discuss how yoga philosophy gave her permission to think, feel and be differently.

·        We discuss how her program is laid out to meet people where they are, after leaving the dogma.

·        And how to go towards a place of thriving, and not just surviving.

·        You will be inspired at the story that Luna has for us, and how she healed herself. She is a powerful force for good in the world.

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