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7. Challenges faced in entrepreneurial journey 12. 3 things you look for in your prospec ve so far? employee? The challenges have been small compared to the Respect for Yoga; Service and Humour. freedom that being an entrepreneur has given us. So far, we have financed everything ourselves - we began 13. Any ps for aspiring entrepreneurs in this field. with Rs 10,000 but through hard work and a fun Do what you love - or else you'll be spending 10 hours approach were able to have more students join us daily torturing yourself! and make TOTAL YOGA successful! 8. Ini al response from family and friends? Encouragement! I guess because we had been managing yoga centres; then the natural progression was to do it for ourselves. 9. How did you ini ally market ‘Total yoga’? The most important thing was to take the Total Yoga experience to people - so we did Yogi brunches and Treks and invited people. Also, I wrote a column on yoga in Pune Mirror. Online on Google ads, Website and Blog and by having a young FB page. Also, having posters in cafes etc. 10. What does brand ‘Total yoga’ stand for? YOGA! And a Yoga-imspired lifestyle for urban folks. 11. Trends and hurdles in this domain (As per your experience) The main hurdle would be to establish to people the benefits of yoga as opposed to other fitness ac vi es. Bollywood and glamour is all pervasive; so young Indians want to look like film-stars and opt for the gym for quick results. It's only when they realize that there are many more facets to their Personality that are not being addressed there - then they turn to yoga. It may take a few months or many years. - - BODY MIND & SOUL 17