A wellness teacher took her own life after suffering a back injury during a Buddhist retreat on a remote Scottish island, an inquest heard. The hearing was told that she felt unable to continue living with the resulting pain, highlighting the severe impact that chronic pain can have on mental health and daily life.

The article does not provide further verified details from the inquest in the supplied text, such as the woman’s identity, the date of her death or the nature of the injury. It reports that the injury occurred while she was attending the retreat and that the inquest considered the pain to be central to the circumstances of her death.