By Marissa Harshman
The Columbian 

Dedication to Bikram yoga gives woman active life back

 


VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Kelli Rowe tried Bikram yoga one time a few years ago. It wasn't an enjoyable experience, thanks largely to the man on a nearby mat whose stomach wasn't agreeing with exercise in a 105-degree room.

Little did Rowe know that just a few years later, Bikram yoga would give the Hazel Dell woman her life back.

"It's saved me," Rowe said.

Rowe, 53, has a birth defect, called Arnold-Chiari malformation that caused her to have seizures, migraines and balance issues. When Rowe was 32 years old, she had surgery that stopped the seizures. The other issues, however, persisted. Rowe...



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