Lisa Marie Grillos

I believe that people do better when they feel better. When either mind, body or spirit are weighed down or compromised, all three can fail. 
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My work as a graphic designer was starting to wreak havoc on my body. Even though I was very active, sitting for a decade at work led to excruciating pain in my sciatica. My first experience with yoga had been in an all-sanskrit class in New York City in 2003, which felt inaccessible and non-inclusive. However, when my sciatic issues appeared in 2009 and my physical therapist recommended yoga, I embraced that as a cure. I started a daily practice at Laughing Lotus in San Francisco with Jasmine Tarkeshi which soon alleviated the pain and brought so much more into my life than just the possibility of a pain-free existence.
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