om actions
helps me to handle stress. Trying to get myself ready in the mornings
with two children arguing and a husband who asks for breakfast is
a good example. A minute of deep breathing and I am back on track
most of the time. Learning to breathe through difficult postures can
help you breathe through difficult times. Everything is connected.”
As well as the physical practice, meditation has also played a
significant part.
“Yoga led me through spiritual growth and self-discovery – but
only when I allowed it to be a holistic practice rather than a physical
one, which dominated the first years of my yoga journey,” adds Price.
“That means meditation became a big part in my life which brought
me inner and outer peace and happiness.”
Charity spirit
She and the Myga team have wasted no team in spreading the yoga
love to the people of Birmingham and beyond. That includes money-
raising partnerships with a number of charities.
“This year we partnered up with the breast cancer awareness
charity Coppafeel (coppafeel.org) – we created really cool yoga
boobs mats!”
These are available online from the firm’s website as well as in the
new shop. For each mat sold, the charity receives a £5 donation.
Next year and beyond there are more cool new ideas.
Plans for 2020 include Myga Yoga retreats, possibly in Price’s
own country of Austria in the mountains, along a ‘Yoga and Snow’
winter theme. Another Myga concept store in the UK could be in
the offing and, over the next five years, maybe an expansion into
Continental Europe.
“My ultimate personal dream and vision for Myga is a project
which has been growing in my heart for a while – a ‘Holistic Happy
Farm Retreat’, where the focus is on happiness, yoga, meditation,
taking care of animals, cooking lessons with plant-based food, fun,
games, connecting with nature.”
This, she says, would be a centre for everybody though especially for
foster children, or less privileged families who cannot afford a holiday.
“Ideally this would be operated in the spirit of generosity, or Dana,
a Sanskrit word meaning ‘giving’ or ‘gift’. It would allow everyone,
regardless of their individual financial circumstances, to pay what
they can afford.”
This, she says, underscores some of the deeper principles she has
encountered through yoga, from giving back and helping others to
sharing meaningful messages on life, love and the universe.
“The purpose of life is creating meaning in your life, no matter what
you do,” says Price. “For me personally, the secret to living a meaningful
life is giving. That makes life meaningful – that is yoga.”Visit the new Myga store in Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre
yourself. Find out more at: myga-yoga.com