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Where Movement Meets Healing

I’ve been moving since I was seven. I didn’t know it then, but dance would become my anchor—a way to calm my restless mind, make sense of my emotions, and feel at home in my body.

 

I was a fidgety, rebellious, overstimulated child—maybe even an anxious one. My father, a lifelong meditation practitioner, tried to teach me stillness, but I struggled to sit still. “Movement is my meditation,” I told him, and that became the truth I lived by.

Bharatanatyam was my first love. It gave me structure, discipline, and a sense of belonging. As I moved across cities in India, I trained in different styles—Garba, Ghoomar, Jazz, and Contemporary—performing on festival stages, in competitions, or simply for joy. Dance was always there, a constant rhythm in my life.

But in India, growing up in a middle-class family, where stability and financial success often take priority, dance was seen as a hobby, not a career. Though my parents were supportive, I followed the expected path: an Economics degree, an MBA, and a career in banking. Dance remained in the background, something I squeezed into weekends and late evenings.

Still, I wanted to give back to the dance world. In 2014, I founded The Dance Bible, an online community providing resources, interviews, and job opportunities for dancers. What started as a passion project grew into something bigger. Dancers asked for better dancewear—functional, stylish, designed for movement. So, I expanded The Dance Bible into an e-commerce dance fashion brand.

In 2017, I took the leap. I quit my banking job to run the business full-time.

The Wake-Up Call I Couldn’t Ignore

Starting a business in an unknown, niche market was exhilarating. But it was also relentless.

 

As a first-time entrepreneur, I did everything—product development, marketing, customer service, logistics. I took customer calls at all hours. I managed a team, scaled operations, and handled the constant highs and lows of running a startup. In a patriarchal society, being a woman entrepreneur came with its own pressures—never showing weakness, never slowing down, always proving myself.

I didn’t realize I was burning out.

The first signs were physical. Packing orders in the warehouse, my hands and feet would swell and burn with urticarial rashes. I ignored it. I had too much to do. Dance—the very reason I had started The Dance Bible—was lost in the grind. And when I did try to dance, my feet ached, my body overheated, my energy drained faster than I remembered. I told myself I didn’t have time, but the truth was, I didn’t have joy anymore.

Then one day, standing in the middle of my warehouse, surrounded by boxes, I realized something shocking: we had hit 8-figure revenue, yet I felt no joy, no sense of accomplishment, no confidence. I had achieved the financial success that was supposed to mean I’d made it—but I felt more disconnected than ever. I had built something beautiful for others, but I had lost myself in the process.

That was my wake-up call.

Coming Home to My Body

In my journey to recovery, I instinctively returned to movement.

But this time, I moved differently. Not to perfect, perform, or produce. I moved to heal. I paid attention to how emotions lived in my body, how breath could regulate my nervous system, how even five minutes of mindful movement could shift my entire state of mind.

The wisdom was already in my body—I just had to listen.

I also reflected on the cultural wisdom I had grown up with. In India, movement is woven into every part of life. Women in my family—like my mother-in-law—found freedom in community circles, dancing and singing together while their husbands were at work. In rural villages, women hidden behind veils found power in communal dance. Movement wasn’t just for celebration—it was for survival, for expression, for healing.

Then one evening, I led a small session for a few fellow women entrepreneurs. We moved together—slow, intuitive, no rules. No judgement, no expectations, just movement. When we finished, one of them said, “I haven’t felt this light in years.” That was it. I realized we all needed this—not just exercise, not just stress relief, but a way to come home to our bodies. A way to reconnect with joy.

And so, Move to Thrive was born.

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Move to Thrive: Movement for the Mind, Body & Soul

Move to Thrive isn’t about fitness. It’s not about performance or perfection. It’s about movement as medicine—for stress relief, for emotional resilience, for joy.

I blend Indian classical and folk traditions with contemporary movement, mindfulness, and breathwork to create a space where people can reconnect with themselves and others.

In my sessions, you'll find:

Grounding Practices

Breathwork, body scans, gentle movement to release tension

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Joyful Communal Dancing

Bollywood-inspired movement to rediscover playfulness

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Creative Expression

Guided movement exercises to explore emotions and storytelling

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Reflection & Integration

Sharing circles, mindfulness tools, and embodied awareness

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What You’ll Walk Away With:


✔ Reduced stress and anxiety
✔ A deeper mind-body connection
✔ Tools for emotional resilience
✔ Permission to play, express, and just be

Bringing This Work to the World

In 2023, I held my first Move to Thrive session online for 417 participants through Creative Mornings. The response was overwhelming. Since then, I’ve led workshops at Theatre Deli, St. Margaret’s House, the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre, and festivals like Wellnergy and T100. I’ve facilitated corporate wellness sessions at Google Cloud Startup Hub, blending movement with burnout prevention.

In a wellness industry often dominated by Western narratives, my work stands at the intersection of cultural heritage and modern well-being. For centuries, movement has been a source of liberation in South Asian communities—whether in temple rituals, folk celebrations, or resistance movements. I want to reclaim that wisdom and bring it into today’s world—accessible, inclusive, and deeply healing.

At 38, I am stepping into my true calling—using movement to help people reconnect, heal, and thrive.

🔥 We are all carrying too much—stress, expectations, exhaustion. Movement is how we release.
💃 We need to feel alive again. Play, joy, and creative expression are not luxuries—they are essential.
🧘‍♀️ Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. Connection, community, and shared experiences make all the difference.

Move to Thrive is more than a method—it’s a movement.

Let’s Move Together

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, lost in the hustle, or craving movement that feels like home—I see you. You belong here.

Join a session, book a workshop, or let’s craft a movement journey that’s just right for you.

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