Interview Special With Nini
In this interview special with Nini from ligayayoga.com you can get to know Nini better and find an answer to the question “What does yoga have to do with veganism?”.
A few months ago Nini asked me if I would like to cook healthy vegan meals for the group during the Woman Retreat in Ibiza which she is organizing in 2022 (THE RETREAT IN 2021 GOT CANCELLED) – and of course I said yes!
So we are looking forward to a week together doing yoga enjoying the sun and delicious vegan food.
With this interview I would like to give you the opportunity to get to know Nini a little better. In the following lines she talks about her personal path, her vision, what Ahimsa means to her and also about what yoga has to do with veganism. Have fun reading on 😉
Who Are You and What Do You Do?
“Hi, I’m Nini and I’m a health coach. The areas I work with are yoga, fitness and nutrition. On the one hand I teach group classes, private classes, workshops and retreats on the other hand I coach people who are looking for a lifestyle change in 1:1 coachings.
My coachees come to me for different reasons, some want to get fitter, lose weight or build muscle mass, others long for more peace and tranquility in their lives and still others come because they want to change their eating habits or are struggling with an eating disorder.”
How Did It Come About?
“I had a lot of problems myself years ago in terms of my diet. I was fighting bulimia and myself at the same time. I couldn’t accept myself as I am, was never good enough and had no peace when it came to eating right and exercising. I started therapy, yoga and worked a lot on my mindset and was able to turn my views on many areas 180 degrees. I got to know myself, my triggers better and learned how to deal with them. So I found back to self-love and more joy in my life. I know that many women (as well as men) feel the same way. Many feel trapped in this mindset and can’t find a way out. I have made it my mission to help others who feel the same way to make the change.”
What Is Your View of People? What Do You Understand by Health?
“Under health, or a healthy person I understand not only the freedom from disease, but a person who feels physically and mentally completely well. Whether a person is healthy I recognize above all by the charisma of the person. It is therefore not only about the physical condition, but much more about the mental, because in many cases this is the origin of complaints. Only when a person has “cleaned up” mentally and emotionally, the body has the possibility to unfold in a healthy way. That is why I like to work in all areas. Fitness, to strengthen the body, explore the limits and grow beyond them. Yoga and mediation, to strengthen the mind, become mentally fit, get to know yourself better and change certain perspectives and nutrition, to learn what the body needs to function at its best, to learn to listen to the body and feel what foods are good for us, in what quantity and when.”
What Is Your Vision?
“My vision is my why and my why is what drives me, what gives me joy in my work. I inspire and support women to find self-love and joy, to tap into their power and live to their full potential.”
Ahimsa – What Does It Mean in General, How Do You Integrate It Into Your Life?
“Ahimsa is the second point of the Niyamas, the 8-limbed path of Yoga (described by Patanjali) and means “no violence, harm no one”. It is moral values of us towards the environment, towards other people, animals, nature.
To be able to fully integrate Ahimsa in life, it requires a vegan lifestyle. But also that we do not harm any living being, no matter how small and seemingly insignificant to us, such as mosquitoes or lice.
Ahimsa in my life: I have been a vegetarian for a few years now and have also started vegan a few times. However, never with the really strong intention of Ahimsa. Recently, I’ve been feeling the call of Ahimsa very intensely, and so I dedicated myself to a vegan lifestyle at the beginning of March.”
“If you hear the calling of Ahimsa – Follow”
Stefanie Grace Falkner aka. Nini
What’s Next?
In my next post that you will be able to find in the section “personal blog” I’ll post the interview in which I share my story. There I also talk about what Ahimsa means to me and much more.
Let me know in the comments – How do you relate to the idea of Ahimsa ? What does Veanism mean to you?
