Seeing Within

SHOW NOTES Seeing Within is hosted by Dawn Blezard, a Jivamukti-trained yoga teacher living with Stargardt’s disease - a progressive condition that is gradually taking her sight. Each episode, Dawn talks with guests who are navigating life, identity, and the world at the edges of what they can see. In this episode, Dawn meets Bérénice Magistretti - writer, visually impaired activist, and co-founde...

This week I'm joined by my dear friend Chris, who many of you will know as The Blind Man with the Backpack. Chris was diagnosed with cone dystrophy in 2018, and within a couple of years had gone from driving and living what he calls a "normal-ish life" to being severely sight impaired. We talk about the constant adaptation that comes with degenerative sight loss — the moving goalposts, the readjus...

Seeing Within — Episode 4: It Will All Be Okay Guest: Claire Sisk | @canseecantsee_ In this episode, Dawn talks with Claire Sisk — disability advocate, RNIB Global Ambassador, and the first blind chef to appear on This Morning. Claire has 112,000 followers across her @canseecantsee_ platforms, where she shares the unfiltered reality of life with sight loss. Claire's sight loss journey began in 200...

Seeing Within is a podcast hosted by Dawn Blezard, a Jivamukti-trained yoga teacher living with Stargardt’s disease — a progressive condition that is gradually taking her sight. Each episode, Dawn talks with guests who are navigating life, movement, and identity at the edges of what they can see. Aly Slaughter is a yoga teacher based in St Louis, Missouri, who has been visually impaired since birt...

Six months ago, I sat down with Helen Kane - a member of my yoga community and one of the few people in my life who truly knows what it's like to live with Stargardt’s disease. We'd only recently discovered we shared the same diagnosis. She'd walked into my class, told me about her condition, and I said: no way -that's the same as me. In this conversation, we talk honestly about what the journey h...

Seeing Within is an audio-led space for listening quietly and without pressure. In this opening episode, Dawn introduces the intention behind the podcast and why it has been created as a listening-first space. After being diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease and living with sight loss, she reflects on sound, attention, and presence . That inspired her to create something shaped for people who are vi...

Here are two new videos that I’d love to share, one to start your day with presence, and the other to help you end it with peace. The first is a gentle evening meditation — a way to wind down, breathe deeply, and rest well. It’s a soft, grounding practice to support you as the day ends. The second is a short reflection on Yoga Sutra 1.12 : abhyāsa-vairāgyābhyām tan-nirodhah — which speaks to the i...

As I prepare to walk the Yorkshire Three Peaks — to raise money for the Macular Society — I was inspired by the dandelions beside Constable’s River Stour and the water meadows close to my home. And these two audio pieces emerged. I have Stargardt’s disease and am losing my vision so these humble flowers seem to shine more brightly right now. The first (above) is a morning meditation — simple, gent...

Contentment isn’t about having everything—it’s about being present with what is. This short meditation from Dawn’s Contentment workshop is a simple way to bring a little more ease into your day. Take a breath, press play, and see where it takes you. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pathwayyoga.substack.com/subscri...

I knew what the doctor was going to say. I’ve felt the changes, seen—well, not seen—the smudges, the signs of decline. I told myself I was ready to hear it. But when the words came, they still hit hard. Today’s hospital visit confirmed what I already suspected—my vision has deteriorated again. The pressure in my eyes, the constant feeling of a smudge on my glasses that isn’t really there… it’s not...