Woman who suffered a stroke gets back into yoga

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Woman who suffered a stroke gets back into yoga
Woman who suffered a stroke gets back into yoga

A young woman who suffered a massive stroke caused by yoga bravely got back on her mat just one month later.

Rebecca Leigh, 40, was performing a yogic headstand when she tore a major blood vessel in her neck.

Just two hours before the life-altering injury she had filmed an advanced sequence in a pink bikini for her 26,000 social media fans.

Today the exercise obsessive cannot speak for more than a few minutes, suffers headaches daily and has severe memory loss.

But just one month after the devastating episode, Rebecca was back on her mat and still practices the ancient exercise for an hour every day.

She is now telling her story to raise awareness of yoga-induced strokes, so other people can spot the symptoms and seek medical help quickly.

You can see her in action in the video above.

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