Yoga and Total Health — June 2017

(^18) YOGA AND TOTAL HEALTH • June 2017

Gladrags and Yoga

Kanan Maroo

Mrs. Arni Sapkal is in her late 30s,

married, and has a cute 7-year old

daughter. She is one of us and this is

her story.

Arni joined the army through the Short

Service Commission for 5 years and

retired as Captain. As life would have it,

she got married and

started her family

life. Whilst she was

embarking on her

new turn in life, she

found herself facing

emotional and

financial upheavals.

She found a void

and to fill it, she

exercised, did Power

Yoga and did other

things that kept

her busy. Even then

she found herself

feeling that there

was something

missing. That was

when her search

brought her to The

Yoga Institute.

Arni thought that

learning yoga and

being able to teach yoga may prove

to be a good start in assisting herself

and her family in all walks of life. Over

the course of 1 year she completed her

teacher training course and embarked

on a new career. Arni says that she

found herself feeling a positive change

through all aspects in her life. She found

her personality changing for the better

and says that it has been life changing

in a very positive way.

She started with teaching only a couple

of students, and presently teaches more

than 30 students. She also teaches at

The Times Group, The Gold Gym at

Goregaon and has taught at the Aditya

Birla Group too.

Seeing this change in her, her husband

pushed Arni to enter

the Gladrags contest

this year. Arni was

one of over 100

contestants to clear

3 elimination rounds

and to be selected as

one of the 24 finalists

for this contest. On

March 12, 2017,

Arni competed and

was crowned the

Gladrags Mrs. India

2017 Mumbai. What

a spectacular finish it

was!

Arni says that

the credit of her

achievements and

the positive energy

that she experiences

every day in her life

is due to her practice

of yoga, which she says was the most

fortunate turn she took in her life.

So folks, yoga is not just Asanas and

breathing exercises. The Yoga Institute

shows you the holistic approach to life

in all aspects that we face every day.

Come and see for yourself what this

little oasis in the middle of Mumbai can

do for you. Go on, take the first step and

who knows where it might lead to!