was born and raised in Mumbai, India. Although she possesses both a
degree in Commerce and Law, she was always very interested in learning
about the healing modalities and attended yoga and meditation classes
for many years at the Santa Cruz Yoga Institute of Mumbai.
studying Reiki in 1995 and received her Master’s in 1996. In 2000, she
moved to the USA with her husband and became the mother of twin boys.
In 2009, she completed 200 hours of training in Hatha Yoga and in 2011,
she finished an additional 200 hours of training to become a certified
Kundalini Yoga teacher. Kundalini Yoga incorporates elements of
meditation, breath work, mantras, and mudras (hand gestures).
very passionate about teaching meditation and yoga, and believes it is
the best way to achieve greater awareness and peacefulness within.
My
role is to teach meditation and yoga to Healing Hands’ corporate
clients. The practice of meditation, particularly at work, helps to
calm people and bring their focus within. The session results in
improved concentration and better relationships with their coworkers.
Meditation really helps participants bring out the best in themselves
and their work.
In
meditation, you lock your optic nerve by looking either at the tip of
your nose, down towards the chin, or up to the third eye which is
located between the eyebrows. When this happens, your mind/body/soul
are aligned, and your subconscious begins releasing thoughts.
These
thoughts are usually negative so to get rid of them, we chant mantras
(short, repeated phrases) which create positive vibrations and help cut
the self-defeating thoughts.
As our subconscious is cleared, we connect
to the soul. When that connection is established, we clear our minds
and get in tune with our intuition. Once your intuition becomes strong,
you tend to receive all your answers spontaneously.
Meditation helps
you get “out of your head” and is great for people who tend to over-analyze everything. That can result in you feeling “stuck”.
Meditation is very freeing; your intuition is a very powerful thing and
can help you a lot in life and in business.
I
have been a yoga teacher since 2010. In 2012 I was trained in
kundalini yoga. In this practice we do a lot of different types of
meditation, which use a lot of breath work.
helps us calm down and center ourselves. As my practice deepened, I
felt a lot of positive changes taking place within me which I wanted to
share with others.
calm, my focus and concentration increased, and this made me more
confident in myself and helped me speak my truth without fear of being
judged.
Going
back to India was the most meditative and healing journey I have
received. Being home in your roots always brings so much joy and
peace.
Meeting family and being with my parents was amazing. And of
course I had missed the food! And the lifestyle. We also traveled a
lot by car through northern India, and being in nature was amazing.
Two
of the most incredible places we visited were Kumbhalgarh – it’s the
fort where the great king Maharana Pratap was born, and has the
second-largest wall in the world (after the Great Wall of China) – and
of course Agra, where the Taj Mahal is located.
When
I see students smile after class and say, “This process did make a
change in me! I feel renewed and relaxed. That was exactly what I
needed for today.” Or sometimes they just give me hugs, that means
everything to me. They don’t have to say a word.
I
envision the corporate classes growing with the blessings of my gurus
and teachers. I visualize all of the coworkers becoming one in the
practice of meditation.
To come meet Nipa in person or to book a class, contact us at Healing Hands.