A Journey with Yoga

🌿 My Personal Journey With Yoga – By Linda McCall

“Mastery combines a balance of science and art. Knowledge of science is like the colours on the artist’s palette—the greater the knowledge, the more colours available. The body is the canvas and the Asanas are the art we create.”
— Ray Long, MD, FRCSC, from Scientific Keys – The Key Muscles of Yoga

When I first read this quote, it felt like someone had painted my thoughts with words. It was simple, beautiful, and true. So here I am, diving headfirst into the world of Yoga Teacher Training. Why? Because I finally heard myself.

🎧 Listening to Myself

I’d been saying to my clients, “You should do yoga…” but deep down, I was really saying, “Linda, YOU should do yoga!” Isn’t it funny how we do that? We project our own needs onto others. Like when someone says, “You need a massage,” and you just know they’re the one who really needs it!

So I listened. And with a big smile in my heart, I stepped into a new chapter.

🌈 Divine Timing

It all started while I was chatting (okay, babbling) to my lovely friend Kimberlee Newman-Tyler from Essential Bodywork here on the Sunshine Coast. I was going on about how I’d love to start yoga teacher training… someday. Maybe next year.

She nodded patiently and then said,

“Why don’t you do it now? There’s a course starting this weekend with Tammy Pasco of NRG Power Yoga. It might be full, but I’ll put in a good word for you.”

And just like that—BOOM! Opportunity landed in my lap like a gift from the universe.

Goosebumps. Tears. That scary-exciting feeling you get when you know something big is about to happen. Like standing on the edge of a plane, ready to jump into the unknown. You’re terrified, but you leap anyway, arms wide, heart open, trusting the parachute will catch you.

That was me. In 2013. Me and Yoga. Finally.

💪 Power Yoga Found Me

The only style of yoga I truly loved was Power Yoga. I didn’t think there were any teachers nearby, but here was NRG Power Yoga—exactly what I’d been searching for the night before. Talk about divine timing!

So, giddy-up! Off I went.

🧬 Health, Healing & Humble Beginnings

I haven’t always been the healthiest creature on the planet. I’ve burned the candle at both ends, danced with exhaustion, and had my fair share of health challenges. As a kid, I was even knocking on Heaven’s Gate. That’s what drew me to the health world in the first place—my own journey, my own curiosity.

While studying Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies, I always knew yoga would be part of my path. I dreamed of becoming a teacher one day. And now, here I am, scratching my head, thinking, “Wow, this is a big commitment.” But it feels right. Like I’m exactly where I’m meant to be.

“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
— Paulo Coelho

💖 A Commitment to More Than Just Yoga

This journey isn’t just about yoga poses and breathing techniques. It’s about committing to a way of life. It’s about being present (which is so hard sometimes!), embracing each moment, and continuing to serve my clients with love and intention.

I’m humbled. I’m excited. I’m ready.

“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.”
— The Bhagavad Gita

And as B.K.S. Iyengar beautifully said in Light on Life:

“You will learn through action and observation to understand the rising and descending energies of the intelligence and gain the art of surrendering the willpower from the seat of the head toward the seat of the heart.”

🌟 Stay Tuned…

So stay tuned, friends. The free fall has begun. And I’m loving every breath of it.

Namaste,
Linda 🌿

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About the Author

Linda McCall is a natural therapies consultant, yoga teacher (in training), and shiatsu masseuse based on Australia’s Sunshine Coast. Raised in the Northern Territory outback, Linda has travelled the world extensively—including stints in Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, and Australia—as an international flight attendant. Her adventurous spirit includes motorcycle riding, hot air ballooning, and flying light sport aircraft around the globe.