[3:41] Lenora was born in New Jersey.

• She was one in a family of eleven.
• At 2 years old she developed spinal meningitis, which affected her hearing, vision, and heart valve.

[11:20] Lenora recalls her experiences with a brother whom was a Vietnam veteran and suffered from PTSD.

• He committed suicide when Lenora was 9.

[19:20] She was sexually abused for a year and a half by a family priest.

• She never discussed this in depth with her family.
• She ended up marrying at age 21 to escape from the life she was living.

[36:50] Lenora also struggled with bulimia from age 16-22.

• She started out anorexic.
• She recalls passing out several times from purging as well as being hospitalized for electrolyte imbalances.
• Emotional instability and mood swings also stemmed from this behavior.

[42:17] Bulemia actually prevented her from doing drugs or alcohol.

[43:04] At the age of 19 Lenora was in a car wreck.

• This cracked her skull and crushed her facial nerve.
• The injury was severe enough to prevent her from moving her face. Sweat, tear and saliva production were also severely affected.

[49:43] Lenora was told that having a child would be a miracle, but she ended up having 5 children.

[56:10] How Lenora balances her drive with being calm.

• The goal is to balance your nervous system.
• Our nervous systems are routinely in a sympathetic state from constant stressors.
• Lenora uses breathing practices and yoga to drop her nervous system down to a para-sympathetic state (rest and digest mode).

[58:18] What is prana and how do we manifest it?

• Take a walk, get some sun, and get fresh air.
• Live.

[1:03:35] How does Lenora live now?

• She lives off of the grid on 17 acres.
• She wakes up around 6 a.m. every morning and meditates.
• She drinks Himalayan salt “sole”.
• She will then check her emails while sipping on organic black coffee.
• She gets out in nature and will occasionally go for a run.
• She does a gratitude practice that emphasizes gratitude for what has happened as well as what will happen.
• She enjoys coconut oil, hemp seeds, flax seeds, chia seeds, greens powder, and pea protein isolate.
• Her diet resembles that of an ovo-vegetarian.
• She encourages others to only make or eat food in a loving state. Furthermore, she does not eat food that was prepared by an angry person.

[1:25:50] Even good things can be abused.

You can check out Lenora’s work at surrenderyoga.com or on her podcast “It’s a new dawn 4 you”