My Journey
Rooted in practice.
Inspired by my mother, yoga was a part of my childhood and growing years — woven into my earliest memories of movement and stillness.
It was this early connection that led me to The Yoga Institute, Santacruz, Mumbai, where I completed my Yoga Teacher Training. The Institute's teachings draw from classical and traditional yoga systems — Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Mantra Yoga, and Laya Yoga — offering a comprehensive and holistic understanding of yoga not just as a physical practice, but as a way of life.
While I didn't begin teaching immediately, my personal practice continued to deepen, strengthening my understanding of the relationship between the body, breath, and mind.
Life took me to Germany, where I trained full time as a contemporary dancer. My yoga practice became the foundation for that training — building the strength, flexibility, and balance that full-time dance demanded.
While dance gave me a foundation of technique, it was my training in Dance Movement Therapy that unlocked something different — a freedom to move creatively, expressively, and authentically. It opened a space where movement became a language of its own, and where I truly found myself as both a mover and a facilitator.
I began teaching yoga in Germany, where I built a dedicated community of practitioners. Returning to Pune brought me back to my roots — and with over two decades of personal practice, yoga continues to be my way of life and the heart of everything I share.
— Oovi, founder of Pause. Breathe. Flow.
