www.womanthismonth.com November 2018 49 showcase Learn from the Best Banu Malek joins Pure Yoga + Cycle (PYC) to teach students the art of yoga. Yoga has been a part of Banu’s life since a young age, as her parents and grandparents were all ardent practitioners. Her mother’s involvement in holistic healing, through Ayurveda and yogic practices, embedded a strong seed of passion in Banu for helping people improve physical and mental fitness or achieve peace of mind. This yogi, who has held a top position in hospitality in Bahrain, has undergone an intense 500-hour physical training programme in the freezing Himalayan mountains in India where she got to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama himself. The meeting left her moved, and she realised her true calling. “While I trained hard and overcame obstacles, I learnt that life begins at the end of your comfort zone. That is what happened with me,” she recalls. Banu has taught in various countries, experimenting with ways to attain peace and happiness in each. She has integrated this knowledge into the Vinyasa style of yoga, which she teaches at PYC. Besides having completed the 200- and 500-hour teacher training through the international Yoga Alliance, she is a certified Spinning and NOFFS (Navy Operational Fitness and Fuelling System) instructor and is certified in food and nutrition. Her students appreciate her powerful practice, intuitive understanding of the body and her creative, engaging teaching style which focuses greatly on the movementbreath connection. Call 33 992-236. Au Soleil Launch Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts launched Au Soliel: a Summer Soirée by Le Meridien at Le Meridien City Centre Bahrain. Cristalyn, Leslie, Farheen & Bharti Georgina & Tulin Aisling, Trevor, Oksana, Anna, Zee & Raphaelle Mirela & Merhan
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