Simply Abu Dhabi XXVIII

THE STUDIO What does the future hold for your business – do you have plans to open more Studios? I definitely would like to open more Studios in the future inshallah, but for the time being I want to focus on making this one the best it can possibly be and expand it with new and exciting activities. Do you practice yoga to relax or rejuvenate, or both? How often do you practice? I practice yoga for both. The reason I got into yoga in the first place was stress, which would cause my shoulders to tense a lot. Yoga really helps me with both the mental and physical aspects. I practice three to four times a week. How does pilates differ from yoga? Yoga definitely has a bit more of a spiritual element to it, but both offer stress-relief, flexibility, strength, control and endurance. They really complement each other amazingly, and each one influences the other. Both class types can be gentle and slow, or more challenging and sweaty – it really is about what suits your body best. Where do you call home and why? Abu Dhabi has always been my home because is it where I am from, where I grew up and where was raised, and I love it. Part of me also sees Boston as home, as I spent my university years there. I feel attached to that city and the memories it gave me. 2 2 2 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I