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An inspiring tale of a dynamic Art of Living teacher who has spent the last 13 years setting up Art of Living centers in different parts of Africa. This is her life… her journey…
“In teaching others about life, you learn so much about your own life. I never knew who I was until I started teaching,” chimes Vanishree Pavadai, an Art of Living teacher from South Africa, who has spent the last 13 years setting up Art of Living centers in the remote corners of Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi, amongst other African countries, as well as South Africa. “When you teach about life, everything about your own life unfolds. Being a teacher is not about other people, it’s really about you learning about yourself. This has been my biggest lesson.”
The Humble Beginning
Coming from a fairly affluent background, Vanishree’s friends and family were aghast after she chose to become a full-time Art of Living teacher at the age of 23. “I used to stand on street corners and make these little flyers that said, ‘Breathe in, breathe out’ with my contact number and I used to call people up and tell them about my experience of the course. And people would put the phone down on me and when I’d give them the flyers, they’d squash it up and say, ‘What nonsense, such rubbish’. So, the initial years were very humbling,” smiles Vanishree, her velvety voice clear over a skype call. Turns out, she stood on these street corners with her future husband and best friend, Sanjay.
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