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Born on the island of Mauritius, in an ex-French town called Curepipe, I moved to the United Kingdom where I studied optometry and adapted to a new culture for 10 years. Working as an Optometrist in different high-street clinics, I enjoyed connecting to a variety of people from different ages, fields and ethnic backgrounds and every day felt like a discovery of who sits in the patient's chair. However, time constraints and having to meet certain targets diminished the value of the human experience and caused more anxiety than connection. Looking for ways to find purpose within, connecting to the body through gym and yoga practices became accessible tools to invest in. Feeling that being an optometrist was not the only identity to be embodied, I felt drawn towards ways to experience the body.

Now I know, deep down, I wanted to escape the rat race of the career ladder as well as the incessant chase towards more financial goals. Hence my first escape was 200 hours teacher training in Barcelona, Spain in 2019 which felt very close to home, Mauritius.
Returning back to society, I felt disjointed and I had a yearning for more. After a few months, another teacher training in Rishikesh was booked for a more immersive experience in philosophy and deeper embodiment. Lockdown struck and what was a 2 months visit to India became a 9 months trip into India and what this land revealed to me felt life-changing. The resources that I left with gave me more power to embrace my emotions and more sovereignty to express my needs.

Post-pandemic returning home to Mauritius was a beautiful opportunity to rewire my connection to roots: family and realign with what my passion is. Teaching online yoga felt very purposeful: meeting and teaching from different parts of the world. Genuine friendships were made and connection to the body was not only an act of self-care and also a way to experience others' teachings as well as grow together.

Yoga became a foundation for connection. Looking for a tribe of women that were on the same path as I was, I found Sistership Circle and went through a 12-week journey with 9 women around the world these weekly sharings have given me a new sense of depth and insight into who I am and what type of woman I would aspire to be. From an early age, comparison and competition was quite strongly felt. The container created by Sistership Circle to become a women's circle facilitator felt transformational as to how I view my female relationships: from motherhood to friendships. Healing as it was, I also connected to a new network of women whereby open communication, triggers, shame, and success: all of it are shared unconditionally in a judgement-free space. This is what women's circle are about a safe space where any woman can come as they are and be without any expectations. Holding space for women to feel this unwavering support has been a wonderful gift to share and it really lights me up.