Swati Verma runs Shivoham Yogshala in Moradabad district, a small yoga studio she set up after nearly a decade of personal practice. Yoga, she says, was never just a fitness routine for her but a gradual shift in how she understood health, discipline, and daily life. Before opening the studio, Verma had been practising yoga for around 10 years and had experienced significant personal changes through it, which eventually led her to consider turning that practice into a livelihood.‘’Shivoham Yogshala’’ offers guided yoga sessions focused on breathing, posture, and relaxation to help participants build physical stability, also addressing mental strain. Verma explains that the studio is meant to provide a quiet space away from the fast pace of the city, where people can spend time working on their bodies and attention without pressure or competition.Training, hesitation, and the decision to startAlthough Verma had been practising yoga for years, she felt that running a centre required deeper training and clarity. She travelled to Rishikesh and explored multiple schools before completing formal training that helped her understand the foundational principles of yoga beyond routines and poses. That process, she says, gave her confidence in how to teach and structure sessions.The idea of starting a… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
