With a diploma in Yoga Therapy, Deva is an expert on the remedial benefits of this ancient practice originating from his birthplace of India. His dedication is unwavering and impressive, having taught yoga for a quarter of a century and continuing to relish helping others through it.

Where are you originally from?
I was born and brought up in India

How long have you been teaching?
25 years

Who was your very first yoga teacher and what was he/she like?
Mr. Nabin Chandra Das, I remember his politeness the most.

How long have you been practising?
I started imitating my father's yoga postures before I learned to walk.

Originally, what attracted you to yoga?
First for health, later for getting my yoga championship.

What motivates you to practise today?
I practise yoga, I practise being in the present moment, which applies to my every action.

How would you describe your personal practice?
Everything is yoga, I am practising every moment

Before you became a yoga teacher, what did you do?
Apart from academic study, I have taught and studied yoga my whole life.

What do you love about teaching?
Teaching in India, I love that I can help the patients. Teaching in Hong Kong, I love to share our ancient knowledge abroad.

What do you find challenging about teaching?
I find it a challenge to make flexible from stiff, powerful from less powerful, and balanced from imbalanced. It is especially challenging to deal with patients who suffer from a combination of psycho and somatic problems - that's where yoga therapy comes in.

Describe your ideal class (as a teacher).
Students all come to receive knowledge and trust the teacher.

What teacher has had the biggest impact on your practice?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

What is your most embarrassing moment in the studio (as a teacher or student)?
I've never been embarrassed!

Where is the strangest place you've practised yoga?
In Netarhat, a remote hilly forest in eastern India that is full of wild animals.

Aside from yoga, what other hobbies or interests do you have?
Music, painting, travelling and making friends

Describe your most profound yoga experience.
When I was holding the trophy of the champion of champions in All India Yoga Competition 1987.

If you weren't a yoga teacher, what would you be?
I would be a yoga practitioner.

Ocean sent 3/02/2008 2:57 AM:

Nobody believe me that I quit the nail art job on yesterday.
Yesterday I went Cottesloe with Mona/Winnie & Chantel.
Mona just come back TW after beach.

Today I post the toy for AH SO, and walk the whole Fremantle.
Finish 1 DEVILISH SUNDAE & meet Carol & Winne @ Perth.
We went Peterpans travel agency for internet & Carol show us
2 job agencies. Then we buy the buy 1 get 1 free Sushi & I
go back Cottesloe to drop the CV to the ice-cream shop.
I think I am going to have another job soon.

SO HOT here, 39.8 degree..am I gonna die soon?

Anyway, I have to go yoga class loh, hoho…this is a gd change for me, right?

Move back to hostel...enjoy my BP Life& Yoga life everyday.

Mona's mother is sick, she has booked the ticket and go back Taiwan tomorrow.

Maggie & Clive is being together now, they will drive to Sydney from next Tuesday.

Winnie lost the strawberry picking job & decide to stay in Perth for longer time.

Raymond has moved to Britannia fm sharehouse & will come back to HK for his gragulation ceremony on 28/Nov;07.

Carol/Lok/Dani & his GF/TW guy has moved to an apartment fm 8/Nov' 07.

Everyone has changed..GOOD LUCK everybody.

Finally I move back to Old Fire Station in Fremantle.
I‘m much more happier than living with my boss family.
The reason I move is my boss bought a big new house (AUD1.8Million) and leaving
the big room (exclude master room) for me to stay and work with her in my entire life.
I can‘t imagine that my life only nail art & CLEAN UP..it‘s horrible.
And I dun wanna upset Kathy in the coming future..

Back to the hostel, room always mess, but I can accept it this time..
I like to stay with the girls and chat with them all the time..
no rush, no clean up, no need to care about everything..just be myself..
and I take 0630AM & 0630PM yoga class in E-Shed yesterday, it‘s the most
happiest thing I can do in my life..^__^
(But my body ask me not to go on today morning..coz my muscle r still very tire after 3 hrs class yesterday, wakkaka)

Now, I will try to find another job to work!!! ADD OIL~

Today is busy dsay in Nail Art. Manicure, Pedicure, run the Acrylic for Kathy and Tina, sweep the floor, clear the dust...fm nine to six, non-stop.

Come back home around 7, all of them going out, I am the only one to stay at home..since the stuff already move to new house, the refregiatior is CLEAR, no food can eat..I finally K.O. 185g Smith chips for dinner...I know it is not healthy for me..but I really dun wanna open the tap, boil the water, cook the noodle and eat and wash again..I dun wanna touch the water after work...

Keep calling fds in HK...they r busy in hanging out with fds on Friday night...I miss all of them...wishing to meet them in the coming future, cherish to stay with fds and parents soon..

Busy day...gonna go to bed asap..nite nite

New hse is in Nedland too..but far away from bus station, so trouble for me. Coz I dun have driver license, everything need to explore again..bus stop is far away from the new hse, that's mean it's danger for me to go yoga after work, so worry..My room is much more bigger than current hse, but no furniture is inside...

Today help to move the stuff to new hse after work..eat 3 boiling egg and 4 pcs of domino pizza at night time..crazy..

Tire Tire Tire..going to bed soon~

Since I practice yoga..M pain never happen to me..but this time...PAIN PAIN PAIN~DAXM IT~

Kathy say I should skip the yoga until finish removal...but I follow them to home and she just leave me at home..WHY ask me to stay at home? Sigh..never give up.I will go Yoga tomorrow morning (IF POSSIBLE)