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Yoga & Breath Work Changed My Life
I began doing yoga, (to VHS tapes in a spare bedroom), when I was 18 years old and trying to slim down enough to model.
To really set the tone keep in mind my weight was a healthy adults weight and they wanted me roughly 40lbs slimmer.
Yoga was the thing I did to "exercise" while I also chewed on diet pills to fit into pop cultures expectations. I was clearly already in an abusive relationship with myself considering my health and career goals. This relationship to myself only normalized the physically and emotionally abusive relationship with my then fiancé. Amidst my poor teenage choices was yoga, the healthiest thing I ever did for my life. It gave me introspection and perspective on how my body and mind were feeling. I began to notice that even when my life circumstances were volatile, my inner world was quiet.
I could sidestep chaos.
It wasn't until I quit doing yoga after I put my fiancé in jail that I realized what an important role it played in keeping me sane.
Fast forward a few years and I had just gotten out of my latest abusive relationship and was working at shelter for women who were victims of domestic violence. I remember cleaning up the house and thinking about the awful situations each one of us had been in when I realized that though I was not responsible for someone being such an asshole, I was responsible for staying as long as I did, not seeking out help, not getting therapy after the first incident, and then walking into more and more of the same circumstances. Simultaneously, though I participated in staying... I am not guilty of anything and do not need to live in shame for my choices.
This realization gave me the power I was seeking to have over my own life.
Not being a victim anymore requires us to acknowledge and accept responsibility, and until we do that, with any circumstance in our life, we will not be able to move forward.
Years later I was entering my second 200hr yoga teacher training, (it had a lot of emphasis on breath work and breathing ratios), that I began to really integrate the understanding of trauma, yoga, breath work and the role they had played in my own personal healing.
WTF Empire is built by me, Adriane, from years of shitty fucked up experiences like abusive relationships that could have resulted in the end of my life, being assaulted in foreign countries, losing my mom, having no community, and continually giving people more than I had available because of some deranged need to be loved by people that, in healthy circumstances, I would not have given a flying fuck about.
At some point I had to recognize my part in all the dangerous chaos. And then I had to change it.
Reckoning with oneself will not feel great, it will be a lonely and dark space. This is why I am here to help you navigate it with mindset tools supported by breath work and yoga.
Together we will create the habits and lifestyle that will support YOU in becoming the person YOU want to be, with the life YOU want to have.
If you are here today, you are clearly ready for some kind of change. Whether it is some basic habits you would like to master or the upheaval of your emotion world... we can chat about what you need this to look like.
It is easy to externalize our frustrations onto others when we are unhappy. But the truth of the matter remains, if you are unhappy (or happy) with your life circumstances you have to take accountability for being there.
(Please know that this applies mainly to ending up in failed relationships of any kind, failed jobs, failed blah blah blah and not being a victim to someone else's decisions. Do not get all woke on me and start preaching about people in other countries and their circumstances).
I began doing yoga, (to VHS tapes in a spare bedroom), when I was 18 years old and trying to slim down enough to model.
To really set the tone keep in mind my weight was a healthy adults weight and they wanted me roughly 40lbs slimmer.
Yoga was the thing I did to "exercise" while I also chewed on diet pills to fit into pop cultures expectations. I was clearly already in an abusive relationship with myself considering my health and career goals. This relationship to myself only normalized the physically and emotionally abusive relationship with my then fiancé. Amidst my poor teenage choices was yoga, the healthiest thing I ever did for my life. It gave me introspection and perspective on how my body and mind were feeling. I began to notice that even when my life circumstances were volatile, my inner world was quiet.
I could sidestep chaos.
It wasn't until I quit doing yoga after I put my fiancé in jail that I realized what an important role it played in keeping me sane.
Fast forward a few years and I had just gotten out of my latest abusive relationship and was working at shelter for women who were victims of domestic violence. I remember cleaning up the house and thinking about the awful situations each one of us had been in when I realized that though I was not responsible for someone being such an asshole, I was responsible for staying as long as I did, not seeking out help, not getting therapy after the first incident, and then walking into more and more of the same circumstances. Simultaneously, though I participated in staying... I am not guilty of anything and do not need to live in shame for my choices.
This realization gave me the power I was seeking to have over my own life.
Not being a victim anymore requires us to acknowledge and accept responsibility, and until we do that, with any circumstance in our life, we will not be able to move forward.
Years later I was entering my second 200hr yoga teacher training, (it had a lot of emphasis on breath work and breathing ratios), that I began to really integrate the understanding of trauma, yoga, breath work and the role they had played in my own personal healing.
WTF Empire is built by me, Adriane, from years of shitty fucked up experiences like abusive relationships that could have resulted in the end of my life, being assaulted in foreign countries, losing my mom, having no community, and continually giving people more than I had available because of some deranged need to be loved by people that, in healthy circumstances, I would not have given a flying fuck about.
At some point I had to recognize my part in all the dangerous chaos. And then I had to change it.
Reckoning with oneself will not feel great, it will be a lonely and dark space. This is why I am here to help you navigate it with mindset tools supported by breath work and yoga.
Together we will create the habits and lifestyle that will support YOU in becoming the person YOU want to be, with the life YOU want to have.
If you are here today, you are clearly ready for some kind of change. Whether it is some basic habits you would like to master or the upheaval of your emotion world... we can chat about what you need this to look like.
It is easy to externalize our frustrations onto others when we are unhappy. But the truth of the matter remains, if you are unhappy (or happy) with your life circumstances you have to take accountability for being there.
(Please know that this applies mainly to ending up in failed relationships of any kind, failed jobs, failed blah blah blah and not being a victim to someone else's decisions. Do not get all woke on me and start preaching about people in other countries and their circumstances).
TESTIMONIALS
"Adriane and her yoga philosophy will improve your life; plain and simple." ~ Chris
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"I have used Adriane and her WTF program privately and also referred her too many others. While there is nothing wrong with the pseudo spiritualist yoga that many incorporate into their routines as a fighter or athlete, this is not that. WTF in my opinion uses the postures of yoga with an understanding of of inner connectedness of the bodies muscles, ligaments, and tendons usually reserved for Osteopaths. Adriane's understandings of the power of breath is extremely useful. A calming and sure voice lets you know she knows exactly what the problem is, and how to fix it. I highly recommend her program to any and all looking for that extra edge in recovery. " ~ Eric Uresk
"I’ve been using Adrian as a Yoga instructor at my fitness escape for almost a year and she has been fantastic. Her unique, therapeutic style sets her apart from other practitioners and my clients have all benefited greatly. So much so that many chose conduct private sessions with her outside of their program and continue to work with her on her online program to continue the progress they have made. Highly recommended" ~ Rob, Revival Escapes
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"Adriane has given me incredible breathwork and self-regulation tools not just for my physical body but my mental and emotional spaces too over the years. On top of that, she has this incredible ability to provide a warm and conducive space for someone as nuts as I am to feel safe, supported, and above all, hopeful in my healing and reclaiming my body to overcome pain and stress. She's just an awesome human being who genuinely gives a f*ck about you. Learn from of WTF Yoga, it's one of the best things you could do for yourself." ~ Azima
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"I first started working with Adriane and WTF yoga after I returned to Thailand following hip surgery.
Although at times it wasn’t pretty in terms of pain through the therapy sessions we did, it really really helped me out.My movement improved and I could move through ranges of movement without the pain stopping me.
I can’t recommend WTF yoga enough and I am forever grateful for the work Adriane did with me! Thank you again" ~ Woody
Although at times it wasn’t pretty in terms of pain through the therapy sessions we did, it really really helped me out.My movement improved and I could move through ranges of movement without the pain stopping me.
I can’t recommend WTF yoga enough and I am forever grateful for the work Adriane did with me! Thank you again" ~ Woody
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