Apurvaa Saxena is a Yoga Teacher in Delhi, India.
1. What style of yoga do you teach?
And, where are you located?
I teach Hatha, Kundalini , Prenatal , Ashtanga. I am located in Delhi, India.
2. What is your intention behind teaching?
To help my students heal from emotional and physical pains. And to propagate that yoga is a lot more than just asana!
3. Who are your mentors in yoga?
I have been taught by some global yoga gurus. I learnt Hatha Yoga and Kundalini from Swami Vidyananda. I learnt Ashtanga Mysore style from globally famous yog guru aacharya Bharath Shetty at Indea Yoga, Mysore and Indian Classical yoga from Padamshri Bharat Bhushan ji and Acharya Pratishtha.
4. What have they taught you?
They all have taught me to learn to balance life through yoga. And, take the best of all teachers and yoga apply in our own life and teaching.
5. Please mention a book that you have read about yoga that has had a positive impact on you?
An Autobiography of a yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda.
6. What lesson are you currently learning in your Asana practice?
Working on hip-openers as post natal recovery wasn’t very easy for the hip joint to come back to their complete flexibility.
7. How often do you practice?
6 Days a week for one hour and sometimes twice a day too.
8. How do you implement the other 7 limbs of yoga into your life other than Asana?
I try my best to follow a life where I’m able to work on my social and personal behavior at all times. I take a lot of help from pranayam and pratyahar which helps me keep a balance on my senses. I crave to stay in longer durations of meditation.
9. Why is being present so important to you?
It keeps me away from anxiety as the best way to stay in the present is to inhale deep and realize the eternal truth is now and not future or past. Thinking about future makes us anxious and past makes us sad and in regret. So staying in the present helps me stay happy !
10. How can we keep up with you on social media? What is your IG handle and/ FB name?
My Instagram handle: apurvaa_yoga
Fb page - https://m.facebook.com/fitnessgroovee/