MY YOGA JOURNEY
My yoga journey started during my high school days as a part of my physical education
curriculum. Yoga helped me to improve my strength, stamina and focus needed for my state
and national level track and field events. But my focus was mainly on the physical aspects of
yoga/asanas.
My yoga journey continued through my university education of Ayurveda medicine for 6
years as yoga was integral part of Ayurveda. This allowed me to learn various aspects of
yoga including the theory of yoga. Many aspects of the yoga were unfolded to me loke
breathing exercises, pranayama and meditation.
I started incorporating yoga in my Ayurveda practice after my graduation and
continued my personal practice. I successfully ran an Ayurveda and yoga centre in India
under the guidelines of various yogis. This helped me improve my practice but my ambition
of taking up teaching yoga as a full time was not possible due to my busy schedule.
I continued my yoga practice in the United Kingdom under many different teachers but the
highlight of my yoga journey is my continuous yoga practice under the guidance of my
beloved and inspirational yoga teacher Granville Cousins in Manchester who rekindled my
ambition teach. I took up 200 hrs Rajadhiraja yoga training under the guidance of famous
yogi Ganga Devi of Himalayan Yoga Institute.
Yoga helped me to overcome and manage my own sports injuries, spine and knee problems.
Learning to practice yoga with injury, with the necessary modifications has helped me
understand the need to keep in mind the individual needs rather than generalised practice.
Yoga has helped me realise the power of breath and mind and balance my mind to cope
with the daily stresses of life.
I continue to teach and practice yoga regularly and learn new things everyday in Manchester.