#44 - True, Real, Unbelievable Healing - Yoga in Namibia with Gergentia Shoombe

Welcome to Episode #44 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Gergentia Shoombe onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Namibia. She teaches power yoga, yin yoga, and yoga alignment at the Virgin Active Windhoek clubs and at the Yoga Shala. She has been teaching yoga full time since 2016. After a serious car crash, and doctors saying she’ll never walk again, Gergentia beat the odds through yoga and eastern healing techniques like Qi Gong and Reiki. My conversation with Gergentia Shoombe, a yoga teacher from Namibia, was so astounding as we took a deep look at the power of the body and spirit to heal. I hope that this conversation gave you a glimpse into how everything can come together even as it falls apart. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about inner strength and the strength community gives you, then this is the conversation for you. What to expect in the Yoga In Namibia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast After a serious car crash, Gergentia knew she needed healing, and she found meditation. She couldn’t sit, stand, or walk— but she found peace in meditation as she was on her journey of healing. In the beginning, yoga was simply meditation for her, before she even learned asanas. In all actuality, she didn’t think her body could do asanas, as after the car crash, her doctors thought she would never walk again. She had never even tried asanas before her car crash, and it wasn’t until after she had done some healing therapy work with Qi-Gong and Reiki. In Swaziland, a monk introduced Gergentia to bhakti yoga and Maha-matra chanting which led her to change her whole life and led her to study holistic healing therapy. She applied to do a yoga teacher training with a the Africa Yoga Project. For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Namibia episode? Being desperate for healing after a serious car crash Learned meditation from a monk in Swaziland Stayed in the Hari Krishna temple for 2 years while she was studying holistic healing Wanted to run away from yoga asanas Everything comes together even as it falls apart Yoga is life itself, it’s coming together The power of seeing yourself clearer Connect with Gergentia Shoombe https://www.instagram.com/Holisticyogini/ https://www.instagram.com/oshanayogaproject/ https://www.facebook.com/gshoombe https://www.facebook.com/oshanayogaclub Want more? Head on over to my website https://wildyogatribe.com/thepodcast/ Questions? Comments? Let's get social! https://www.instagram.com/wildyogatribe/ https://www.facebook.com/wildyogatribe https://twitter.com/wildyogatribe Everything you need is just one click away! Check out all the resources here: https://linktr.ee/wildyogatribe