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A Power Cut Led This Yoga Therapist To Train The Visually Impaired

Nisha has taught more than 300 visually impaired students so far.

(Source: BloombergQuint)
(Source: BloombergQuint)

About 20 years ago, Nisha Thakker wasn’t sure if visually-impaired people would be able to practise yoga.

But one evening when the electricity in the yoga therapist’s apartment went out in the middle of a session, she realised she was able to achieve better integration of her body and mind in the dark.

That prompted her to teach yoga to visually-impaired students at Kamala Mehta School for the Blind in Mumbai. Nisha has since tutored over 300 visually-impaired students.

Lack of vision does not mean lack of talent, being blind doesn’t mean being in the darkness.
Nisha Thakker, Yoga Therapist

On International Yoga Day, BloombergQuint gets you the story of the yoga therapist and her students, and how yoga techniques are helping visually-impaired people.