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| "Yoga offers an efficient way to shift from the ego to the hear" |
Aaed
Ghanem discovered yoga at the age of 15 in the first Indian book on Yoga
translated to Arabic (Yoga Prolongs your life by Sri Yogindra). “I got pulled
towards that book. I picked it up from the shelf and started reading and
practicing every thing that was described in it.” Aaed was hooked. From then on
he worked on deepening his understanding of the yoga philosophy and his
practice of asana (postures). In 2006, he studied Thai Yoga and Thai Massage.
He went to Madurai, in Southern India where he took his first yoga
certification from the Sivananda yoga vedanta center, Meenakshi Ashram in 2008.
Then to the Himalaya, Uttarkashi where he attended the Sadhana Intensive on the
Banks of Ganga. Lately to LA where he received The Bikram Yoga Certification or
known as Hot Yoga.
Aaed
began teaching Yoga in Beirut,Hamra in 2008. “During this time, yoga was not
known as it is today, with less than 10 practitioners in a session. Classes
were relatively small. Nowadays, it is more popular and my average attendance
varies between 25 to 30 or more students in one session.” I asked Aaed why, in
his opinion, did yoga grow to become so popular?
Expansion of yoga in Beirut and Lebanon
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| Aaed in Utkatasana (chair pose) |
“It is
the right time for Yoga. We are living in times where we have reached the last
level in our descent, and now we are rising in consciousness into a fourth
dimension merging this new level into the experiences of our day to day
life". He adds that “Yoga offers an efficient way to shift from the ego to
the heart, from the blunt disturbed agitated mind to the serene tranquil and
joyful loving Heart.” For Aaed, Yoga is a tool for personal growth. He however
notes that many people do not initially start yoga for that purpose. “The
popularity of Yoga in the West, mainly in the US, has contributed greatly to
its expansion in Lebanon. But as a result many students come to practice
because they want to tone up their body and loose weight through a good sweat.”
No matter for what reasons his students attend his class, Aaed is a dedicated
teacher. For the last few years, he’s been teaching throughout Beirut in yoga
studios and in the major fitness clubs.
“He has Yoga written all over him!” told me a friend who
recently started taking classes with Aaed. After meeting and seating with Aaed
I couldn’t agree more with her. He breathes and lives yoga, and he loves it!
Contact Aaed by email.
Contact Aaed by email.
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