What Saved Me Still Serves Me

a Platinum Triangle podcast episode with Kandice Marie

This episode is about the real, gritty, reverent path of yoga as devotion—as something that held me through caregiving, grief, burnout, and rebirth. It’s the story of how I went from a $10 VHS tape from Target to sharing the teachings with my own students.

If you’ve ever felt like yoga was out of reach—or like your life is too messy to practice—this one’s for you.

“Yoga didn’t fix me. It helped me hold it all.”

• How a priest, a Target tape, and three bonus kids pulled me onto the path
• Why I studied yogic texts and herbalism before I could ever afford a training
• The night I lost my grandfather—and why I still showed up to yoga teacher training the next day
• How my practice evolved from asana to mantra, meditation, and deep, steady devotion
• Why I believe yoga is less about performance—and more about remembrance
• What it really looks like to train inside the messy middle of your life
• How yoga still serves me today—and how it might serve you, too

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If yoga has ever saved you—even just for a moment—what did it save you from? How might it still be here, waiting to serve you again?