My body Is my temple and asanas are my prayers. -B.K.S. Iyengar
Payal S. Parekh is a Wellness Curator. She is a New York-based art advisor and a 500-hour nationally certified yoga teacher.
Payal tailors each yoga class to fit the individual needs of her clientele with an emphasis on reviving and restoring mind and body. She trusts deeply in the nectar of self-care. As a wellness curator, Payal enjoys integrating therapeutic modalities; including meditation, aromatherapy, body scan, reiki, restorative posturing and breath work into her classes. She believes in the power of movement and meditation in everyday life, which began when she was a teenager and student of Modern Dance and Ballet at Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University.
Under her guidance, students are able to heal themselves and transform by building their inner resilience, flexibility and strength in a safe and loving atmosphere. Payal also teaches meditation, offers reiki healing sessions and reads akashic records.
In Hindi, Payal translates to anklet. Traditionally, these were worn by Indian classical dancers, specifically those with bells that chime and shimmer. Payal’s namesake signifies the power that movement holds in her life, from early lessons in dance as a child, to the daily practice of yoga as an adult. The ancient teachings of the sutras and the study of the breath, led her to the gift of teaching yoga.
Trainings in New York City include:
200 hrs Exhale Spa
300 hrs Urban Zen Integrative Therapy, Yoga Shanti
100 hrs Adaptive Yoga with Jillian Pransky, Yoga Works
20 hrs Integrated Embodied Anatomy, Yoga Tune Up
25 hrs Yin Yoga, Corina Benner
16 hrs Sound School, Jessica Caplan + Katie Down
Akashic Records Beginner’s / Advanced classes, Christina Cross
Trauma-Informed Teacher Training, Adria Moses