Aqua Yoga and Dance by Zorba at Jalvihar, Necklace Road, Hyderabad

Members of Zorba present a scintillating performanceof Aqua Yoga & Dance, with a synchronous rhythm!

o First such performance in the city

Hyderabad, December 25th, 2016: Zorba - A Renaissance Studio – in which Talwalkars holds 50% stake, hosted a visual treat of AQUA YOGA & DANCE by a troupe of 70 members from Zorba in twin cities, in the waters of Jalvihar at Necklace Road on Sunday. Aqua yoga involves performing yoga in water. The scintillating performance being enacted for the first time in the city, saw the performers swaying at a synchronous rhythm, while performing various yoga asanas and dance in the water pool.

Unlike Yoga performed on the floor, which is limiting due to the gravitational pull, Aqua Yoga is a relaxing, pleasant and soothing experience due to low impact. It permits the body to stretch, thus enabling flexibility and relieving of knee and joint pains, besides weight loss. Aqua yoga burns around 2000 calories in a session as against 300 calories per session through regular yoga.

These members have been practicing a series of 22 different asanas of Zorba, one a day, from 1st December as part of 'Body & Beauty Challenge' (BBC) being hosted by Zorba - A Renaissance Studio. Today being the grand finale of BBC, Aqua yoga was performed. The 22 forms of yoga including Hatha, Bikram, Hot, Aerial, Basketball, Brick, Pillow yoga etc., ensure flexibility of all organs from head to toe. The session on aqua yoga was followed by Aqua zumba with participants performing dance to popular Bollywood and Tollywood songs.

Sarvesh Shashi, the CEO of Zorba, who is also the youngest CEO in the Wellness Industry in Indi,a says, “Yoga for me is happiness, and it’s a way of life. We believe in doing things differently and with zest. One such activity, the unique Aqua Yoga and Dance can help bring back the limelight to this traditional discipline and enthuse the youth to adopt it.

Yoga in pool is an amazing and exhilarating experience. The feeling of weightlessness in water takes the stress out of challenged joints and stabilizes them to free muscular tightness or discomfort, says Tharanum Md., Zonal Manager - Telangana & AP, Talwalkars. Talwalkars is offering Zorba at five of its studios in the city including Jubilee Hills, Banjara Hills, Maredpally, ASRao Nagar and Dilsukhnagar. Zorba started in Chennai in 2013, is available across 17 studios of Talwalkars in India and will be taken to more centers across the country.

A participant Sarika said, 25 days of Zorba practice helped me to loosen my muscles and brought a sense of relaxation and comfort in my body, it also helped in raising my stamina levels. Another member Mythri says it brought flexibility in my body and relieved me of persistent gastric reflux and reduced joint pains. Each session helped me to reduce my stress levels, thoroughly enjoyed aqua yoga, she said. Dr Sravani said, performing yoga and dancing in water is a not to miss experience, it also unburdened the high stress levels I encounter in my profession.

About Zorba - A Renaissance Studio:
Zorba - A Renaissance Studio, helps its patrons flourish & experience inner peace. Being India’s largest Yoga chain, it offers 14 different holistic approaches towards mental & physical wellness, besides 25 unique forms of Yoga. It aims to not only treat a symptom, but treat the system, by getting down to the root of any problem. Zorba was started on 1st December 2013 to fulfill Sarvesh Shashi's vision for a better and happier world. The initial three studios were opened at Chennai and today it has spread its wings to Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore, it has plans to open 120 studios in 15 other cities. Zorba also offers specially designed corporate programs and short camps for corporates. The programs are personalised to meet specific needs of individuals from 6 years to 90 years of age and any organization, with solutions for stress management, weight loss, and overall well-being, using various yoga techniques and dance forms like Zumba, bokwa/ aerobics, and many more dance form. To know more about Zorba, visit: www.wearezorba.com