{"id":9477,"date":"2022-06-10T17:18:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T16:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?p=9477"},"modified":"2023-04-20T09:51:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T08:51:45","slug":"how-sense-helped-rebuild-my-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/blog\/how-sense-helped-rebuild-my-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sense helped rebuild my confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As part of our Break the Barrier campaign, we caught up with Pat, 76, who attends regular, accessible yoga sessions at Sense TouchBase Pears<\/a>. She started coming to our sessions to combat loneliness and build her confidence.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When my husband of 55 years passed away, it was a big, big wrench. While I was in the process of grieving, I myself became poorly and within 2 months of losing him, I discovered that I\u2019d got cancer.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had to have a major operation followed by radiotherapy. It all became too much really. I was struggling with everything, mentally and physically.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My lack of confidence was a barrier <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When my treatment was finished, I knew I had to find something to do to help myself. That\u2019s when I came across Rebecca, the yoga teacher through Sense Active. I went to a couple of evening yoga sessions but I struggled. A lot of the work was on mats on the floor and the people there were a lot younger than me.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I loved going out to my classes. It\u2019s one of the main reasons that I started going. Because of losing my husband, I needed a reason to get out of the house and go somewhere, to have a purpose. But I just couldn\u2019t keep up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I felt self-conscious and told Rebecca I couldn\u2019t do it. So she told me about chair yoga at Sense TouchBase Pears. I started coming and it was absolutely wonderful. I really enjoyed it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staying motivated <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Coming to chair yoga helps me to stay motivated. It’s helped an awful lot. We even did yoga online on Zoom from home, to keep us going during the pandemic.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had been through a tough time but the whole thing of yoga, it\u2019s helped me break that confidence barrier. It\u2019s helped me to help myself.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We all have a duty to help people overcome barriers, however difficult. And you can start today, by pledging support for Sense\u2019s campaign<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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