OUR FOUNDER’S STORY: ASHLEY SHARE

As the youngest child in my family, I remember coming home from St. Matthew’s kindergarten in Pacific Palisades, CA and showing off the somersault that I just learned.  My mom, unenthusiastic, started to walk away when I begged her to join me on the carpet.  She then said something that shocked my senses, and I will always remember that day.  She said, “I cannot do a somersault.”  Incredulous, I had to learn more.  Through discussions, she disclosed that yes, she did do summersaults as a child, but somehow lost the ability over the years.  I was comforted that at least there was proof that she was once a kid, but I was heartbroken that she could not join me in my fun, and I was also terrified about the thought of one day turning old and not being able to do a somersault.  I made a pact with my five-year-old self that day, to make sure that I never stop doing summersaults!

Today, ShareLove.Fund is sponsoring a double mastectomy and chemotherapy breast cancer survivor, to empower herself and lift herself out of the trenches through our 1:1 yoga teacher certification program, where she will continue working with our lead yoga trainer, Peter Icovello, for four hours per week over the course of one year to earn her 200 hour yoga teaching degree.  She will definitely be doing summersaults again and enjoying her second chance at life!