Hi I’m Nikki May!

When I was 14 years old in 1997, I was diagnosed with a condition called Cavernoma. A Cavernoma is malformed blood vessels in the brain which can leak and bleed. Over the next 15 years one in my brain bleed 6 times causing me 6 strokes. They left me with 50% vision and left sided weakness in my arm and hand.

After my 6th stroke I felt lost, confused, frustrated and lonely. An amazing charity called Headway helped me to get back on my feet and really explore what it was I wanted to do with the next stage of my life and what I was capable of next. Brain injury and stroke have a way of stealing a lot from you. Who you thought you were and what you thought you would do and what life would look like. There is so much grief in this. Headway and Yoga gave me space to explore that grief.

Finding Your New Normal was my response to this. Understanding that it was ok to start fresh from this point. This felt like ground zero. Yoga gave me some amazing tools, friends and support to do this. I practiced regularly for a few years. On my Yoga mat I found space away from the physical pain and emotional pain that stroke had left me with. Whether it was in a flow or holding a pose, practicing breathwork or in a meditation. This was a new kind of freedom. I always adapted the poses to my ability and to my bodies restrictions. I wasn’t doing what everyone else was doing but I didn’t care. In yoga I was happy.

I decided I wanted to go to India, the home of yoga. Could I do it? With my vision and other disabilities. Would it really be a possibility for me?

I always use accessible venues and refuse to work with any non accessible venues. I feel this is such an important step to creating more accessibilty.

Making yoga financially accessible to everyone is also incredible important as well. So I offer a community pot which I encourage those who can to donate to and those who need it to use it, no questions asked.

If you have any questions please feel free to enquire via the contact page

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