Nikhil Dixit is the Founder of Yogvishwa - an initiative to alleviate people’s physical pains and suffering through the ancient Indian practice of Yoga.

Nikhil Dixit was born and raised in Pune. He started learning Yoga Asanas at the age of nine and has been practicing Yoga ever since.

Nikhil shares that he was raised in a middle-class family and none in his family ever took to Yoga. He says that as a kid he would love to go to Ramakrishna Math in Pune along with his friends to play there. On one occasion one of the monks at the Math spotted them and realized that they would just come to the Math to play without any aim. Therefore, the monk tried to organize them by indulging them in different sports and outdoor activities. And Nikhil says one of the activities was Yoga. He really got fascinated by Yoga and started practicing it regularly. Later he also started participating in different Yoga competitions.

Nikhil says that from an early age, he always tried to strike a balance between his studies and Yoga practice. He says he would start his Yoga practice at 5 am and would continue it for a couple of hours. Then he would go to Math and learn it there for about an hour. Thereafter he would go to school. And he would follow it by a couple of hours of more Yoga practice in the evening.

Nikhil shares that initially he started doing Yoga to improve his own physical fitness and at that time he was also pursuing his formal education to be able to get a job. But before he could realize it, his passion for Yoga turned into his profession.

Nikhil thinks that doing Yoga yourself and teaching it to others are two different aspects of Yoga practice. He says that to be able to teach it to others, a Yoga instructor is required to know the range of motion of body parts of a person.

Talking about his achievements in life, Nikhil says that he was given the title of World Champion of Yoga in a world Yoga Championship. He also participated in a couple of reality TV shows. Furthermore, being able to bring a change to people’s lives through his Yoga sessions, he considers it his biggest achievement.

Talking about the mistakes that he committed in life, Nikhil says that he has committed many mistakes and each one of his mistakes taught him something. He says that initially, he would participate in Yoga competitions without knowing the needs of his body.

Though Nikhil barely gets any free time, he likes to either rest or watch motivational videos in his spare time.

To aspiring Yoga instructors, Nikhil advises them to enroll in Yoga courses to get started with Yoga. Besides, he advises that Yoga is a very vast field and they should never think they have acquired mastery over Yoga after completion of a Yoga course.