Who is Erin Arvella?

Certified Yoga Teacher, Holistic Nutritionist, Iridologist & Spinal Flow Practitioner

Just like you, I'm another wandering soul trying to figure it all out ...

A forever student, I love learning about "alternative" therapies to help HEAL & RESTORE BALANCE into our mind, body & soul. An approach, or word, that is not spoken about in the allopathic system.

I truly believe our bodies can HEAL.

Healing is possible. And healing can be quick!

The yoga teacher in me realizes that EVERY DAY IS A PRACTICE and an opportunity to do better, be better, and start over when needed. And starting over is something I've done many times, I am far from perfect.

I believe we are all PERFECTLY IMPERFECT and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Every second of the day, we have the ability to make conscious & positive choices in our relationships, the food we eat, the work we are here to do, how we treat others, and most importantly, how we speak to & take care of ourselves.

As a mental health advocate, my goals are to foster connection with my clients. To build trust & partnership in YOUR JOURNEY. To let you know that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. And to help inspire & support you in reconnecting to yourself - your passions, feelings of joy & happiness, to feel whole again.

So welcome to the celebration and one step closer to a new, vibrant, and loving YOU!

A little more About Me ...

I've definitely lived a colourful life.

But my healing journey began after November 2nd, 2010 - the day EVERYTHING CHANGED.

I took the day off work to run errands and enjoy the sun that was shining down on us in the 6ix. I had spent the weekend clubbing, hitting every Halloween party with my bestie (I went as Snooki in case you were wondering because, well, Jersey Shore was life back then)! My on-again-off-again relationship was back on and seemingly thriving. And to top it off, I was on the way to my last appointment with a therapist I was connected with after an abusive relationship several years earlier.

Things were good, I was feeling great. Then one left turn changed everything. I wish I could tell you what happened, but all I still remember to this day was waking up, face down on the passenger side floor of my car staring into a pool of blood. "F*ck, this isn't good" was my first thought. A dozen staples in my scalp, a dozen more stitches to my head & face, some glue for the bridge of my nose, a concussion, an air cast for a broken ankle, leg brace for a fractured knee, and an endless sea of bruises, cuts and lacerations covering the rest of my body, and a day later, I was released from the hospital and sent home.

Fast forward 5 days and my boyfriend ghosts me, again. I was estranged from any family. And I have apparently acquired a lawyer because I'm swimming in paperwork & insurance claims - it would be over a month before I returned to work, and a full year before resuming full-time employment due to my injuries and court proceedings. The debt mounted. The stress & anxiety kept building. My "friends" kept ghosting. The depression set in and I'm turning to food more than ever as it's all I feel I have control over. I go from an active gym-goer, 4-5 days a week, to a couch potato and McDonald's favourite customer overnight. I gained 100lbs in my first year post-accident, and my body is still riddled with the stretch marks to prove it.

It would be almost two years after my accident before I found yoga. And well, even that's a lie.

I didn't "find" yoga, it was found for me - along with promises of relief from chronic pain & depression.

I walked into my first yoga class practically kicking and screaming just wanting to stay in bed and continue living my miserable, unfair, "why-me" life. During this dreaded class, keeled over bent knees with my head down on the mat in some posture called "child's pose", dying from the heat, sweat, and sheer exhaustion of the life I had been living, something SHIFTED. For the first time, not only in two years, but in my entire life, I felt a weight lifting. I actually saw a glimmer of light at the end of that proverbial tunnel. I knew I HAD ARRIVED. I felt that I was finally in the right place, at the right time and KNEW things were going to change for the better.

As someone who has experienced childhood trauma after childhood trauma, lives with PTSD, was diagnosed as bi-polar in my early 20's and had basically been EXISTING, not living, till this very moment - this small, glimmer of hope was HUGE. It was all I needed to keep me coming back to yoga, to keep being curious about my practice and why I would feel better after class.

Yoga helped me reconnect to myself, and basically MEET MYSELF for the first time. And as it turns out, I'm a pretty awesome person, with goals and dreams and passions in life!

A few years later, I head off to Nicaragua for a month to study and become a yoga teacher - the first of MANY yoga teacher trainings which have taken me around the world. More transformation and beautiful connections happen both during and after that first teacher training - one of which is meeting a beautiful soul who's a Holistic Nutritionist. I had never heard of one before, but it intrigued me, and six months after returning from Nicaragua I find myself in school for Holistic Nutrition.

Today, I'm certified as a holistic nutritionist, iridologist, yoga teacher & spinal flow practitioner! I'm bursting with knowledge to share and help inspire, guide and support those of you who feel stuck and are wanting to tap into your own HEALTHY, HAPPY, VERSION OF LIFE!

So thanks for reading and being a part of my journey. I look forward to being a part of yours.

Forever grateful for that fateful day,

Erin

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