I remember going to the GP in my early forties convinced of an impending heart attack. It was a difficult time in life and my heart had begun to hurt. I was scared. The GP wasn’t worried, he diagnosed anxiety and handed over a prescription for betablockers.
In taking the prescription home, at that moment came the decision to focus more deeply on pranayama (yogic breathing practices) and meditation to help relieve my heart instead of taking the medication. I had been teaching yoga for over 10 years and knew what to do. After a week of daily practice, the heart stopped hurting and it felt possible to face life again.
Then, after a hysterectomy aged 49, the same symptoms returned overnight following surgery. This time I knew what to do and applied the same
