Sophia’s pain began when she was just seven years old. After years of worsening pain in her right hip, she was diagnosed at sixteen with a bone infection and told she needed to begin chemotherapy.

Left emotionally vulnerable after her parents’ divorce, Sophia’s health rapidly declined. The chemotherapy left her violently ill, exhausted, and losing hope. After one treatment, she collapsed, unable to breathe, and lost consciousness.

In that moment, Sophia heard a clear inner message: she had to choose. Either change her life and live - or let it end. Caught between fear and possibility, she chose to change.

With the support of her father, Sophia began meditating daily, practicing the breath and energy center meditations. During one meditation, she felt an overwhelming surge of love and self-acceptance that restored her belief in herself and her future.

Two weeks later, doctors showed her the MRI scans and could not explain what they saw: Sophia was completely healed.

Today, Sophia continues the work, grounded in gratitude, self-love, and the knowing that change is always possible.

Recorded at the Week Long Retreat in Marco Island, August 2025.