Nimesh Shah

Personal profile

Presently, I am self-employed and work as a Yoga and Lifestyle Consultant.

As a yoga consultant and instructor, I have many years of experience in conducting yoga classes and workshops in India and New Zealand. I developed a keen interest in yoga and nature cure, and between 2001 and 2005 over a five-year period I studied various courses in yoga, natural health sciences and Ayurveda at Wellpark College of Natural Therapies, Auckland, New Zealand.

At Wellpark College, I obtained “A Certificate in Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultancy” and “A Diploma in Yoga”. These were full-time courses each of one year duration and recognised by the local government regulatory agency - New Zealand Qualifications (NZQ).

After living in New Zealand for over 12 years, I returned to India in 2005. Since January 2006 I am self-employed and work in the following area,

As a yoga and lifestyle consultant, I regularly conduct yoga classes and provide yoga and natural lifestyle consultations.

Conduct community educational lectures and workshops about yoga and healthy lifestyle for patients, clients and various organizations.

As a visiting faculty, I conduct academic lectures at various naturopathy and yoga training institutions in subjects such as basic principles of nature cure and Ayurveda, living a healthy lifestyle naturally, need for exercise, the concept of toxins, therapeutic fasting, practical application of yoga in nature cure, learning to teach yoga, clinical methodology in a nature cure practice, therapeutic massage, mud therapy, starting-up a nature cure practice, etc.

Conduct advanced level workshops for yoga instructors, naturopaths and doctors in “application of yoga in nature cure” and “therapeutic applications of yoga”.

Between 2002 and 2005, I also managed a fully operational medical centre in Auckland, New Zealand, which was jointly owned by me and my wife - Dr Nayana (MBBS, FRCGPNZ). I also provided yoga and life style consultations and Swedish massage to patients at the clinic. During this period, I also developed a business platform for providing regular yoga training. I have developed and conducted several yoga workshops and yoga practice classes at beginner’s and intermediate levels for children, adults and senior citizen age groups.

Basically, I am an engineer with a bachelor’s degree in engineering (B.E.) from Ravishankar University, Raipur; a master’s degree in engineering (M.E.) from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and a post-graduate diploma in marketing management. I have worked for over 15 years in engineering industry in India and New Zealand. I also worked as a part-time lecturer at the school of engineering at the University of Auckland, NZ during my master’s studies in 1992.

Inspired by an inner call, I retired from the engineering profession in Sept 1999, when I resigned from the position of Director of Operations at an American multinational company and turned to yoga and natural lifestyle for personal development.

I am a pure vegetarian, regular practitioner of yoga and a committed follower of natural lifestyle. I also have a special interest in organic farming.

I have travelled to Germany, USA, UK, Italy, Singapore and Malaysia for leisure and business purposes.

e-mail: nimeshkshah@gmail.com