Finding Light In Darkness

Yoga is an unexpected voyage into the hidden depths of body, mind, and soul—a passage through shadow and light, where truth waits to be revealed.

I still remember that drumroll moment twenty years ago when I stepped into my first Bikram yoga studio. I was in my early 40s, a brand-new yogi, unaware that I was taking my first step on a path that would alter the course of my life. Eight classes a week, pushing through 30, 60, and 90-day challenges—each one breaking loose another layer, making space for authenticity to breathe more fully into my life.

Yoga became my north star—a constant when everything else fell away. When the demands of work disrupted my flow, I always returned. When illness came, testing the very fabric of my being, I fought to stay alive, and when I could move again, I found my way back to yoga.

It is in practice that I discover illumination, clarity, and deep knowing. Sometimes, I receive answers mid-asana, as though the postures unlock veiled dimensions of truth. I see my own life more clearly—empowered choices, solutions to unresolved questions, glimpses of something vast and luminous beyond the veil. In these moments, the practice is no longer just movement; it becomes a portal—an access point to the great cosmic mystery.

And so, I found light in the darkness.

I have walked through death doors—dark nights of the soul where I hovered between realms. And yet, in those places of stillness and surrender, light poured in, carrying the blueprint of my heart’s desire.

I had always longed to speak a new language in the yoga room, to integrate Energy Medicine into my teaching, to guide my students not just through movement, but through the discovery of their energy bodies. I wanted them to feel the power of self-healing, grounding, expansion—the unseen forces that shape our physical and spiritual well-being.

Recovery unfolded. The studio reopened. I taught one class the old way, knowing deep in my bones that it would be the last.

That was the moment I cast off the old mantle and stepped forward into something entirely new.

Teaching in a long-established system and altering its structure required immense courage. But the transformation was undeniable. The light had come in, and I was ready to speak from my own embodied knowing.

Today, this is my offering.

I walk into the yoga room not just as a teacher but as a healer, a guide, a synthesizer of these ancient and modern practices. The 26 asanas and 2 breathing exercises are not just sequences—they are gateways to healing, preparation for deep meditation, and a bridge between the physical and the quantum.

I show up.
I do my own work.
I hold space for those seeking their own light.

And each day, I continue to walk this path—both teacher and student, dissolving darkness until only love remains.

With deep love,
Catherine