Welcome to the second episode, Season 1 of "Tête-à-tête" where I, Ashwini Kaikini, have conversations with beautiful people from the Yoga community. Join us, as Luvena and I speak about Yoga as a Philosophy, and an important aspect of building a Yoga Community. We also talk about recognizing one's path, and strengthening the connect. Having Luvena who is so knowledgeable in Ayurveda, we speak about the smallest elements that help in day to day life, as well as a healing and therapy for overall health and fitness. We have had the maximum audience questions, very interesting ones, I must add, in this segment of the Tête-à-tête series. Find Luvena @curvyyogime on Instagram About: Luvena Rangel: Luvena is a philosopher at heart and a medic in her head. She has a background in medicine & holistic health, alongside a minor in homeopathy as well as Ayurveda and Meditation. She’s trained in somatic work as well as energy medicine and is a qualified counselor. She has studied under the guidance of many known thought, yoga and spiritual teachers like Pandit Vamadev Shastry, Yogini Shambhavi, Deepak Chopra, Vianna Stibal and Pradeep Sattwamaya . She is faculty for Integrative Anatomy, Ayurveda, Ethics and teaching methodology, for many YTTs in India as well as International schools. Luvena has over 15 years experience in the corporate world and brings in a strong value system to her work, especially around diversity, equity, accessibility & inclusion, especially through yoga. She is an active voice for social justice matters and for the cause of women and children. Luvena has been an advisor to Yoga Alliance (US) for their Standards Review Project, Inclusion Workgroup, Covid Relief Committee as well as the International Relations Group. She is the President of the Karnataka Yoga Sector Council of the Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI). Ashwini Kaikini: Ashwini Kaikini is a Yoga Teacher, an entrepreneur and founder of Vrtti Yoga Institute. She uses Yoga as a medium of healing and spiritual growth, using Integrated Yoga therapy. She is also the Vice President of Nrityanidhi, an International Dance Institute, an Artist, a Kathak (Indian Classical) Dancer, Teacher and Performer. She has worked with various schools, college to bring the effects of Yoga into the limelight. She has been working with people through varied age in human years, from children of 3 years, to even adults beyond the age of 60 up to 90; working on Physical, Mental, Emotional and Psychological stability. She believes in an increasingly positive outlook towards life. Having done this through the medium of Dance, being a teacher at the Dance Ashram (nrityanidhi.com) for over 15 years, her calling was to use Yoga to encourage Kindness Love and Acceptance towards oneself, which then tends to spread to the people around, therefore creating a better World around us. The larger vision is to have peace, joy and love in all our hearts.
