Sophie Gray, on life & movement after a stem cell transplant; leukaemia recovery while through-hiking the Heysen Trail; camel trekking and sharing her love and practice of yoga

Episode 51! Today I speak to the very lovely Sophie Gray, originally from the UK, now based on SA's Fleurieu Peninsula.

Sophie generously shares with us her reality of a shock diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia at 29, which subsequently resulted in a lifesaving stem cell transplant. While trapped in a hospital ward for over a month, Sophie looked out of the hospital windows at the countryside surrounding Adelaide, wishing she were out exploring. Indeed nature and movement have formed a major part of Sophie's recovery, and without having ever gone on a multiday hike before, Sophie embarked on a through hike of the 1200km Heysen Trail as part of her journey.

Now working as a yoga teacher, we cover a range of topics including:

• the magic of yoga, meditation and breathwork
• movement as medicine
• how you may be able to make a difference to someone else's life through the stem cell registry
• Sophie's own Yoga after Cancer course creation
• hiking the 1200km Heysen Trail (with a few days left to complete, thanks to a sprained ankle along the way!)
• Camel trekking through the desert

Sophie references the organisations Strength to Give and Ur the Cure.

We also mention Sophie Matterson's book, The Crossing.

You can find Sophie on Instagram at @sophiegrayyoga

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