Ashley Goldberg at her new business.
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As a child, Ashley Goldberg, owner of a new Birmingham yoga studio for kids and family, battled with a nightmare far more common in adulthood. She had cancer.
Before she had reached 13, she was twice diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, writes Jay Grossman of Hometown Life. She's now 31.
The osteosarcoma was first detected in her left femur at the age of seven. Five years later, it returned in her rib cage.
The cancer kept her from participating in school sports and left her walking with a limp. It would have been an easy time to get discouraged, but Goldberg persevered. She credits part of her recovery process to yoga.
“I learned about breathing exercises and that played a really important part in helping me get through chemo and the surgeries and everything,” she said. “The whole experience has had a profound effect on me. It shaped my life and how I view the world today.”
Her studio, Born Yoga, is at 2121 Cole St.
