Personal Story

I was drawn to Buddhist practice after my grandmother passed away. 

I didn’t know how to process all the grief and sorrow but intuitively I knew I didn't want to suppress this feeling either. Initially I started practising Insight but gradually I began shifting towards Zen. Two years ago I started an MA in Buddhist Studies as a way of deepening my understanding on an academic level. 

In 2019 my childhood trauma caught up with me and I was diagnosed with PTSD. I remember my therapist explaining to me that I’m also a ‘hyper-sensitive’ person which is why I’m more aware of social stimuli and get overstimulated. She helped me realise that this is not a weakness but a capacity to feel and care deeply. It took me over 2 years to soothe the panic attacks and find compassion within myself to accept this new sense of self.

I began my journey with trying to find answers to two questions:

1. How can we make our nervous systems more resilient to stress?

2. How do we transition through change with equanimity?

These two questions continue to inspire my practice and after many years I continue to believe that deepening the awareness through the process of inquiry gives us an insight on how to live our lives with more ease and greater acceptance 🌀