Devang believes that yoga is a tool to deal with emotions and lead a blissful life.

Devang Chotai is a freelance yoga therapist from Rajkot. He has been offering his services in this field for the past nine years.

Devang used to be a software engineer but didn’t find the corporate environment and culture suited to his personality. Later, he received a PG Diploma and a master degree in yoga and also qualified the NET exam in the subject.

Describing his professional journey, Devang says he and his family never had a connection with yoga. When he was working with the IT industry the work was draining out his energy. One of his friends suggested he take the help of yoga, and then he attended a yoga workshop. He became a yoga teacher and started offering his services as a freelancer along with his IT job.

Speaking about his challenges, Devang says his family was against his decision of pursuing yoga as a profession. He says they had a misconception that, after joining yoga as a profession, he will renounce the worldly things and become an ascetic. Another big challenge was to materialize the spiritual aspects of yoga to sell this to people. People do not comprehend the spiritual growth of yoga , they simply look for the physical benefits.

When asked about his role models, Devang says he considers his first yoga teacher as his role model. He wants to live the way his teacher lives his life.

In his spare time, Devang likes to read articles, travel solo , and walk in nature. Sometimes, he enjoys singing and listening to music.

He suggests the youth to start practicing yoga as a lifestyle to deal with their emotions and hormonal changes in early life.