Episodec 334: You Are Your OpportYOUnity with Miko Ramelow

<p>In this episode of Oh My Heath ... There's HOPE! Jana talks with Miko Ramelow.</p> <p> </p> <p>Miko, is a Well-Being coach, Yoga therapy instructor, founder of the Opportunity Program, and a firm supporter of turning the imperfect into I’m perfect. How did I get here</p> <p>My childhood was very privileged – from private schools to round-the-world family trips, healthy home-cooked meals, and even endless unconditional love and support from my parents and brother. I had everything I needed to grow into a healthy, strong, and confident individual, yet I managed to drink too much alcohol, smoke too many cigarettes, touch the brink of anorexia, escape death several times and fall into depression.</p> <p><br /> At around 22 I started to become more aware of the lifestyle I was cultivating, along with my family’s redundant health challenges that modern medicine simply wasn’t able to solve. I started to immerse myself into the topics of nutrition and exercising and finally decided to start a “Heilpraktiker” education to get an even deeper understanding of the physiology and anatomy of the human body.</p> <p> </p> <p>During one of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Lectures at my school, I had felt the urge to learn such ancient healing methods first hand, from native doctors. This desire quickly manifested into a plane ticket to India, the birthplace of Ayurveda & Yoga. Little did I know, that this 9-month trip, during which I had the privilege to learn from several yoga teachers, gurus, monks, Ayurvedic healers, and nutritionists, would also turn into a form of re-birth for myself. The best way to describe it would be to compare my previous life to that of a caterpillar and the time after my first trip to India, like that of a butterfly. Not only did I learn more about how to revitalize and maintain my physical form but I also experienced the power of enhancing my energy, cleansing my thoughts, understanding my emotions, and even opening up to a world beyond what my eyes could see.</p> <p>While I now know how importan