Teacher Feature: Nishita Shah
What was your initial experience with yoga?
I danced for 13 years growing up. After my ballet world ended, I needed another outlet. Movement has always been a source of freedom and liberation, and for me, finding my own internal liberation, I knew, would come from connecting with physical movement. I stepped into a random yoga class at a random fitness gym 15 years ago and as they say, the rest was history.
What do you find most rewarding about teaching/sharing yoga?
Connection. The deeper my yoga practice takes me, the deeper I begin to understand that yoga is all about a connecting force—connecting me with myself, with my students, our community, this universe. Being able to teach this—to teach that there is no separation but rather an immense feeling of harmony and connection between all forms of creation. Sharing yoga allows me to share a part of who I am. A part that brings me to life, each time I step on the mat and then off.
Do you have a favorite yoga pose?
My favorite yoga pose is Ardha Chandrasana or half moon pose. It’s the perfect balance of heart-opening and strengthening. It is a constant reminder for me that strength is rooted not in brute force, but rather an open heart that is receiving to all.
Being able to teach this—to teach that there is no separation but rather
an immense feeling of harmony and connection between all forms of creation.
Sharing yoga allows me to share a part of who I am. A part that
brings me to life, each time I step on the mat and then off.
Opportunities to Practice with Nishita
Nishita Shah is a passionate Ayurvedic practitioner, yoga teacher & trainer, and a certified yoga therapist. While studying at the Ayurvedic Institute (AI), Nishita had the great fortune to learn Ayuryoga® with Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASc, and received her 500-hr Ayuryoga® certification. Nishita now leads and develops the curriculum for all the Yoga Teacher Trainings at The Ayurvedic Institute for both the 200 & 300-hr programs.
E-RYT500 (Yoga Alliance) C-IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapists) CAP (National Ayurvedic Medical Association)
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