{"id":263293,"date":"2020-10-19T17:13:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T21:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=263293"},"modified":"2020-10-19T17:17:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T21:17:56","slug":"meet-dirish-shaktidas-reminding-you-of-the-divinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/ro\/journal\/meet-dirish-shaktidas-reminding-you-of-the-divinity\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Dirish Shaktidas: Reminding You of The Divinity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dance, release and lighten up with Dirish Shaktidas Fridays on Wanderlust TV<\/em><\/a> as he takes over the LIVE studio to host an upbeat, Prana-boosting Shakti Dance class.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dirish<\/a> is a London-based yoga teacher immersed in the world of holistic healing. Internationally trained by world-renowned teachers he has been practicing yoga dance and meditation for over 10 years. Having grown up within a Hindu household with sacred mantras, Dirish combines his deep knowledge of movement, mindful meditation and sound.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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How did Yoga enter your life? Was it love from the first sight?<\/b><\/h4>\n

I always wanted to do Yoga. A family friend was practicing Yoga and it always intrigued me. Also my 93-year-old uncle was a yogi and had been practicing for 50 years. So you could say it was passed down through my family. But I truly got into Yoga when I was traveling around Asia and stumbled across a Yoga Retreat in Thailand and it was a Big Fat YES!<\/span><\/p>\n

I did a whole week and completely altered my attitude to myself and life. It was something that just filled in the gap for me. For so long working in Fashion and Design I was around so much stress and pressure I didn’t have something that could give me the juice to reboot and relax me.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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What changes have you noticed in yourself since you began a steady practice?
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Being true to myself, my life and others around me. Learning my boundaries, learning all aspects of myself. How to align with what feels authentic. Being a better listener to what goes on within me and without. I am calm, I am relaxed and empowered by all the different practices of yoga and meditation that have exalted me.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is the intention you carry as you share these sessions online? What essence are you hoping is transmitted through the practice that goes beyond just watching someone on a screen?<\/b><\/h4>\n

I carry the intention to lighten and brighten the hearts of the people. Bring themselves into their full selves to remind themselves of their divinity. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\"DirishTell us a bit more about the story of Shakti Dance \u2013 how did you come up with the class?<\/b><\/h4>\n

I love it, people always think that I created it, which is a huge honor to uphold but Shakti Dance is the Yoga of Dance and it was created by my teacher Sara Avtar. The origins of this practice derive from Kundalini Yoga. It has eight specific phases to this dance:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n