Welcome to "Island Yogi"
By sharing my journey with you of bad doctors, lost faith, and addiction my personal goal is to pay it forward by helping others for the rest of my life. In 1999 an orthopedic back surgeon had performed a fusion to my lower back, it was major surgery, and sadly it was not a success, after two years of traction and increasing pain medications, I was completely lost. My pain was beyond words and to cope meant more and more additional medication along with extensive physical therapy. Unable to withstand the winters in the Midwest, I moved to Florida where I again tried to rebuild my life to no avail, I still could not walk very well and was unable to sit at all, so my last resort was Fentanyl pain patches, which are very dangerous. Unable to breathe on my own any longer, due to the Fentanyl, it was then I decided to either live or die, I had enough! What followed was a very painful and lengthy detox off all medications after eleven years. I asked God to please help me through this, and with the support of my family and God, I began my journey. It was four months of pure hell, and an additional six months of brain swelling and debilitating pain from head to toe, it was then I realized that I needed help for my new life and I found myself in a Yoga class on Venice beach with an Instructor who changed my life forever. She gave me the tools to regain my life back, it had been so long, and I was not sure how to live a life without pain meds. She slowly customized every pose to fit my body and the modifications to get through her classes. Along my journey God brought me the art of Kundalini yoga which maneuvered my inner strength and today I am free! I am proud to say that I am now a Yoga instructor who helps others to get there life back, get free from addiction and to love yourself, pretty great job if you ask me. Dr.Robert Gaines in Columbia Missouri continues to destroy people's life's, a man took his life to the pain that this surgeon did to him. It's awful that one man could hurt so many. "And just when the caterpillar thought her life was over, she became a butterfly"
Blessings to you all, Namaste`