Melissa Revell spent £2,250 on what she thought would be a straightforward yoga teacher training course in Goa back in 2019. It was run by British instructor Jamie Clarke and Mexican teacher Dulce Aguilar. Instead of coming home qualified and excited for a new career, she says she returned barely able to function, spiralling into a severe breakdown that changed her life, reported the Daily Mail.
Revell, a dance teacher and personal trainer, says the emotional fallout was so extreme that she went from a size 6 to a size 16, became unable to work and needed daily support. She took legal action against The Yoga People International Ltd, seeking £200,000 in compensation. Now she has scored a major victory after Clarke told the High Court the company has dropped its defence on liability. That means she is set for a payout, although the amount will be decided later.
