Arvind Pujji I was born in India in 1953, the tenth child of professional parents. In 1975, at the ripe old age of 22, my natural curiosity got the better of me and I set out to see the world. I met and married a New Zealander and emigrated to Nelson, in New Zealand. Here, I established a string of restaurants that began with Nelson's first pizza shop, Pujji's Pizzas. At this time, I also celebrated the birth of my children, now both in their 20s. When my marriage fell apart, so did I. Having lost my family, home and business, I returned to India to soak up - and remember - the spiritual traditions that are my heritage. I devoted four years to yoga and spiritual practice before returning to New Zealand to study Hellerwork, a system that combines balancing the body, re-educating movement patterns and body/mind integration I started my private practice in 1990, combining yoga therapy with integrated bodywork. I met Jane in 1992. We began teaching together two years later and in 1997 we were married. Years of working with people has led me to the realisation that it is in our relationships that we experience the most about ourselves and the world around us. Relationship is also where we put anything we may have learnt about ourselves and our life to the test. People often ask me what it is I enjoy most about my life. Other than the people I love, I would say I value my ability to fuse the wisdom of my Indian heritage with my understanding of and love for the best of western culture. Jane Pujji People know me as a down-to-Earth woman who is skilled in the healing arts. I'm also a poet and a pretty good business manager. I love being a wife (most of the time) and mother of three. Singing with my local world music choir is one of my delights, as is exploring the glorious countryside that is my home. I was born in 1959 in Auckland, New Zealand. Following years of ill- health and a near-death asthma attack when I was 29, my marriage finally ended and I began a conscious healing journey that radically changed my life. In 1992, I began learning yoga from inspired teacher Arvind Pujji. At this time I also began training in bodywork, massage, Hellerwork and counseling. Arvind and I discovered we were a dynamic and effective team, with complementary talents and skills, and have been teaching together throughout New Zealand and around the world since 1994. We married in 1997, the same year we purchased our current property. I have been in private practice, offering bodywork and yoga therapy, for the past 10 years. "Jane is one hell of a woman and time in her company can't help but restore your spirit." Stephanie Forester, award-winning Australian journalist and media consultant. Arvind and Jane Pujji present EarthFoot's "Pujjis Wellness Retreat" experience.