A dance teacher who says she was left traumatised after an intensive yoga retreat in India made her relive suppressed childhood memories is suing the camp's organiser for more than £200,000.
Personal trainer Melissa Revell, 35, says she suffered a life-changing emotional breakdown following the 'self-exploration' drill at the £2,250 yoga teacher training course in Goa in 2019.
She claims the session involved an unadvertised psychological exercise which led to her being 'retraumatised' when memories relating to her being adopted resurfaced.
It saw her massaging a partner's shoulders and stroking their hair while picturing them as her parent in a drill designed to 'forgive them for things they had done', a court heard.
But Ms Revell claims it triggered suppressed memories to resurface, which left her a 'recluse' with PTSD, unable to work, destroyed her relationship with her partner and saw her balloon from a size six to a size 16.
