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Mr Grillet has developed a condition known as retinal detachment in his right eye and, as a result, has lost more than 50 per cent of his sight.

Oswaldo Grillet finds peace and the ability to switch off his daily concerns while practising yoga.

Normally, an operation can resolve the (retinal detachment) if treated immediately, but I was in a remote location and it took two or three days before I was able to see a real professional, he recalls.

... in life there is always a before and an after... you must learn to let go when you have to let go...

Mr Grillet says he was mountain bike riding in a remote part of New Zealand when he noticed a problem in his vision which literally stopped him in his tracks and forced him to seek urgent medical attention.

Oswaldo Grillet used to enjoy mountain bike riding.

Without a doubt, in my life there is a before and after... and you have to learn to let go... and yes, I had to stop doing things I loved, or I had to do them differently and make adjustments," he said.

A new beginning

With the partial loss of his vision, he says he was forced to look for paths that allowed him to practice introspection and in that space, he says discovered his priorities and the ways to accept the changing processes in life.

... whenever you lose something, a new space is created... it's an opportunity to understand that something new and different is coming.

Discovering a 'scientific, mystical path'

Mr Grillet is an experienced practitioner of yoga and meditation who began exploring both techniques in Venezuela when he was a teenager, and, years later, he travelled to India where he lived as a monk, studying and practising yoga, devotional music, transcendental meditation and Ayurvedic medicine.

This wealth of knowledge facilitated his path after his diagnosis, and increased his personal awareness to help him find ways to adapt to the new circumstances.

You think you're being productive the more active you are but it turns out that you might be hurting yourself because your stress levels are too high, even if you're doing a sport.

Knowing how to meditate helps you perceive life as it is and not as your mental conditioning wants it to be... that's what's important... and if you think about it and decide to consider making it part of your life, you're going to empower yourself, you're going to be at peace, regardless of what is happening in the external world.

The International Day of Yoga

During the pandemic, there was a growing tendency for people around the world to adopt this practice to stay healthy and rejuvenated and to combat social isolation and depression, says the UN.

... yoga also played an important role in the psychosocial care and rehabilitation of patients with COVID-19 to alleviate their fears and anxieties.

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'As one door closes, another opens': Adelaide man turned to yoga, meditation after major vision loss - SBS

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