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<h3 class="entry-title" style="text-align: center;">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">I want to feature people like Candace who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn’t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions… I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>

<h3 class="widget-title" style="text-align: center;">How did I meet Candace?</h3>
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<h3 class="widget-title" style="text-align: left;"><strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong></h3>
To be present. I live in my head and it is a constant effort to come back to the present and my body. Plus, it makes me feel good about myself.

<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>

Yoga is a daily practice for me. Outside of that, I like skipping, hiking and pole dance fitness.

<strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>

Doing a complete 180 in my life. When I was 16, I was addicted to drugs, depressed, suffered from anxiety, and had an eating disorder. I was also facing potential jail time. Fortunately I ended up in treatment and was introduced to yoga. 11 years later I have opened Nanaimo's first Ashtanga Yoga studio. If I can change so dramatically, truly anyone can.

<strong>What is your superpower?</strong>

Faith. Many times in my life I have taken a huge risk knowing that somehow it will all work out. Faith is what turns dreams into realities. It removes fear and allows you to keep going in an upward spiral. Of course you have to put in effort, but at some point you have to surrender to something greater than yourself and believe that it will work itself out.

<strong>What is your favourite cheat treat?</strong>

Dark chocolate and if we are being honest, ALL the dark chocolate.

<strong>What is your favourite dish/recipe?</strong>

Soups and Curries. Something warm and nourishing <img class="_1ift _2560 img" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/z4c/1/16/1f642.png" alt="🙂" />

<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>

To continue to spread the life-long practice of Ashtanga Yoga. After practicing and being a part of the yoga community for several years, I truly believe our society (for the most part) offers only a small piece of what Yoga really is. People get bored or they feel like they have gotten all they need from the practice. They move on or become stagnant.
In a world full of misinformation, my belief is that Ashtanga is a complete method to reveal our greatest potential as individuals and as an interconnected, harmonious whole.

<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>

Show up. Showing up is honestly the beginning and the end. The only difference between the novice and the accomplished is time spent showing up. No one can do the work but you.

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