Yoga and Vancouver enjoy a harmonious relationship.
You can’t go more than a few blocks in any given direction without stumbling upon a studio, so what’s one more?
The city’s newest yoga studio has set itself apart from the rest by bearing the name of one of the world’s most recognized spiritual leaders — Dr. Deepak Chopra.
The Chopra Yoga Center on 451 Granville St. officially opened its doors Tuesday, promising to integrate Chopra’s “Seven Spiritual Laws of Success” into every facet of the studio’s teachings.
“We met with Dr. Chopra wondering if he could advise us and guide us (in opening a yoga business),” said Houra Moslehi, co-owner of the studio. “The more we talked the more we felt we were on the same path. He recognizes that when you practice yoga, you feel the peace. Life is busy, what we try to offer is peace for a few hours of the day, to forget about the ordinary.”
The 8,000-square foot studio offers yoga, Pilates, dance and meditation classes.
The centre is the very first in an international chain of studios Chopra hopes to open.
That speaks volumes about the way Vancouver has embraced yoga, according to Moslehi.
“People in Vancouver, it’s in their blood. They are calm people,” she said. “They seem like the type of people who have spirituality in their character, you don’t see that in some other parts of the world.”
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