Rx Yoga Zen

Soccer and skiing were my passions in life. I played hard and wore my body hard in the process. At the age of 52, I was suffering and immobilized from the amount of damage that I had done to my body. I endured nine surgeries to repair this harm. When I stumbled onto Melt and met Perri Parkman, I was nursing new injuries as well as coping with the old nagging aches and pains. I struggled to walk up and down stairs, I could hardly get up off the floor. I was getting lubricating shots in my knees in order to be able to hike and participate in yoga. I was taking painkillers and anti-inflammatory medicine to relieve pain and swelling. At that point, I was facing the prospect of more surgery and ready to try anything! I have been Melting with Perri for two years now. It’s hard to think back to that old body, the change is remarkable. What makes Melt different for me is that it has given me the power to help myself. I got that power the first day that I showed up for a class. Every day that I participated, I learned another technique to add to my collection of pain saving, body healing options. Two years later I am still learning new techniques and refining the tried and true. I look forward to every class, it never grows old because I realize the extraordinary power that I now have to help and heal myself. I told Perri about a month into Melting that I didn’t realize how bad I felt until I knew how good… good felt. When your Doctors take notice and want to know what you are doing differently, you know you are on the right track. When you begin to erase years of pain it can’t help but radiate into every part of your life and soul. I will forever be grateful for this most amazing gift and for Perri who so eloquently translated her knowledge of Melt to my unique body.