I grew up in a household and family of mixed cultures in Munich, Germany. My mother is German and my father is Indian and for the most part of my childhood and youth I felt more German than anything else. The transition and change happened slowly and gradually over many years. Now, I feel that Yoga came into my life as a gift and tool helping me to learn how to embrace my Indian culture and herita
ge as well. During the time of pursuing an international business career in Germany, I started doing Yoga to look for physical and mental relief from stress, pains and anxieties. After a relatively short time, Yoga had not only cured my chronic shoulder pains, but I had also started to realize that the science of Yoga contained all the simple (but never easy!) truths in life that all of us are facing at one point or another. I practised and learnt with various teachers and different yoga styles for several years but was never fully satisfied with the often purely physical approach that I found there. Finally I decided to do something slightly more radical, take some time off from my job to travel to Israel (a land of never-ending fascination and opposites) and to India where I studied the science and philosophy of Yoga at the DSVV University in Haridwar (www.dsvv.ac.in). At DSVV, I found a place where a fully dedicated study of Yoga could happen and where people live in sincere devotion towards a life filled by yogic principles. There, I truly and for the first time lived and witnessed a life in Yoga, where the Yoga on the mat was not any less important than the Yoga of work, devotion, love and self-study. It was during my time in India that I realized that teaching and sharing Yoga was part of the journey of my life. Initially I had been critical about obtaining a teachers' degree, because I believe that a good teacher is made and shaped over a long period of time, like a stone is polished smooth by time, dedication and discipline. In the end, I realized that I had to give in to certain expectations of society in order to reach my goal, so I decided to get my certification from Santosh-ji, a truly devoted and authentic South Indian Hatha Yogi and his friend and partner, a Hindu swami. It was there in Kerala (https://www.facebook.com/omjiyoga) where I obtained my Yoga Alliance certified Hatha Yoga teaching degree in 2011. I have been teaching ever since I returned from my sabbatical; for almost 1 year at Oryoga (www.oryoga.com) in Tel Aviv, Israel and since February 2013 at the Yoga Atelier in Munich, Germany. (http://www.yoga-atelier-muenchen.de/aktuell/aktuell.html) or for dedicated workshops in Ismaning at Brigitte Fenebergs physiotherapy clinic. (https://www.facebook.com/physiotherapie.ebensberger)
Of course, one never stops being a student and I continue to learn, study and educate myself with the help of my estimated teacher from DSVV University and various other inputs (self-study, workshops, seminars etc) which find their way into my life. And last but not least: Pranic Healing is a healing method which I was introduced to at DSVV University and which I have been applying to myself and others ever since I learnt it in 2011. I am available for private sessions to anyone who believes in the non-touch healing powers of Pranic Healing (You can look at the video I uploaded in case you are not familiar with this healing method).
