Yoga and transformation

Stressed out, with no time?

A desire to lose weight, and a personal tragedy, led Vernette Butler to try yoga. Now a yoga teacher and counsellor, she speaks of how yoga helped her tread a path through a difficult journey.

Veena Ugargol (www.yogawithveena.com) found yoga at a time in life where she felt burnt-out,  stressed, and unsure which path to take next. Four years later, she is teaching dynamic hatha classes in and around London.

Karen Mascoll's daily yoga practice helps her overcome many symptoms of the Multiple Sclerosis she was diagnosed with eleven years ago. Here, she tells her story.

In the first of a new column looking at how yoga has transformed the lives of different people, Hannah Nunn, founder of Radiance Lighting, tells how her practice is her anchor.