Yoga Portraits: PEPEETA

Outside our POS class venue, The Sangha

NAME: Pepeeta Ameerali

OCCUPATION: Marketing Officer,

HOW DID YOU DISCOVER KUNDALINI YOGA?
Strange how things work out. My cousin Neala sent me an email to try it out. The workshop was starting the week after I finished my exams, any earlier and I probably would have declined.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR FIRST KUNDALINI YOGA EXPERIENCE MADE YOU DECIDE TO CONTINUE WITH IT?
Again, perhaps more than coincidence… That day was a difficult day and I actually arrived at the studio very distracted and stressed. But at the end of the session I felt so calm and at peace that I realized that it was necessary.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PRACTISING KUNDALINI YOGA?
Only 3 weeks

DO YOU KEEP UP A REGULAR PRACTICE?
I’ve ordered my own mat. Yes, I intended to continue past this 10-week workshop and perhaps look at Moksha yoga as well.

WHAT BENEFITS DO YOU EXPERIENCE THROUGH YOUR PRACTICE?
I am calmer. As a ‘creative’ person, it is difficult to empty my mind totally. The meditations encourage a soothing flow of images to help relax.

WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE YOU STARTED PRACTISING KUNDALINI YOGA?
Before starting Kundalini Yoga, I was starting to feel like a turtle, carrying a heavy shell, the weight of the world on my shoulders. I knew I needed to start shedding some of it. The classes help to lift the weight and bring perspective. I am using these sessions as a stepping stone to change.

YOUR FAVOURITE ASPECT OF KUNDALINI YOGA . . .
Stretches… they feel good. And the meditations.

HOW DO YOU GENERALLY FEEL AFTER A KUNDALINI YOGA CLASS?
Relaxed, yet inspired.

WHAT WORDS OF WISDOM DO YOU HAVE FOR ANYONE READING THIS?
Kundalini Yoga is great for refocus.

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THOU ART YOGA?
From the class.

ANY FAMOUS LAST WORDS?
Sat Nam

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