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Not many of us would rate the 6 AM breakfast hour CE at an optometric conference as a favorite or must-do experience. But you haven’t been to a class by Dr. Danielle Richardson. At this year’s NOA meeting the turnout was impressive at such an early hour to learn from Dr. Richardson’s topic of expertise: stress management and whole body wellness through yoga. As a student OD, Richardson was consistently battling health issues without recourse. She sought doctor after doctor to manage her symptoms enough to get through exams, coursework, and patient care. Experts kept telling her the same thing; she’d get more improvement in her symptoms if she could manage her stress. Then finally she got the advice that changed her life. “Have you tried yoga?”
After graduation, Richardson knew her body wasn’t going to make it at the rate she was going. As many of her classmates started stressful job hunts and planned the end of school trips to blow off steam, she focused on taking care of herself with the ultimate mental detox: a yoga retreat in Bali. Mentally and physically refreshed she started her career as an optometrist, but she was committed to keeping her life balanced with the principles she learned in her retreat. She started teaching classes and coaching friends and then Instagram followers on stress management and well being. Without even intending it, a fully fledged business was born:
Fierce Clarity
In this week’s podcast, Richardson discusses how yoga has influenced her optometric practice, her patient care, and her ability to balance the daily demands of optometry and being an entrepreneurial professional.
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