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"Channel [V] had a special show featuring T'ai Chi expert Sandeep Desai. I
watched him practicing T'ai Chi with so much calmness that I got intrigued."
- Purab Kohli, actor.
- Health & Nutrition, December 2005.
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Sensei was felicitated in by HON. Shri Narendra Modi, then Chief Minister of
Gujarat in 2011 for doing sterling work of spreading T’ai Chi awareness in India.
He is the author of ‘The Small Book of T’ai Chi’, and contributes regularly for the
popular ‘Speaking Tree’ column in The Times of India.
Sensei has taught celebrities such as Hrithik Roshan, Ranvir Singh, Rajat Kapoor,
Vivek Oberoi, Sunil Shetty, Purab Kohli, Madhu Sapre, Well-known personalities
such as Columnist Rashmi Uday Singh, Sangeeta Kathiawada, Laxmi Nair and
Shashikant Garware have learnt from Sensei on one-on-one basis.
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"This art form strives for the body and the mind to be in harmony. Its tenets are
closely linked to the ancient philosophy of Taoism, which is based on the belief
that in order to remain healthy and fit, one must balance the flows of emotional,
physical and mental energies in the body."
- Bombay Times, 6 May, 1998.
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"Observe Sensei Sandeep Desai practicing the art and he appears to be doing a
moving form of yoga and meditation combined. The movements appear to be
gentle and soft, performed slowly and with precision. It is apparent that a
centered mind directs the flowing, graceful movements, which makes this fitness
discipline rather aesthetically pleasant to watch."
- Education Times, 4 November, 2004.
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"T'ai Chi is a perfect blend of softness and strength, the masculine and the
feminine. It is acknowledged to help you attain the highest ideals of beauty and
strength."
- Rashmi Uday Singh, Indian Express, 22 July, 1998
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"T'he primary endeavour of T'ai Chi is to become the Tao (i.e. the void or
nothingness). "
- Health & Nutrition, December 2005.
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"T'ai Chi strengthens you and helps you to slow down after the maddening pace
of the crazy metropolis."
- India Today, 2006.
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"The principle of T'ai Chi is quite contrary to the Western forms of overcoming
force. No pumping iron or pressuring your muscles into the look-good, feel-hard-
bulges "like Salman Khan" which is rather difficult state to maintain and which
makes you look good in swimsuits but need not necessarily keep your system
healthy. Stress-free is the operative word here."
- Society, December 1998.
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"Most of our inner energy remains unused and goes waste. We do not know how
to channelize this inner energy for the maximum gain. T'ai Chi teaches you to
work on that reservoir of inner energy."
- Asian Age, 8, August 1999.
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"Many exercises leave you fatigued with the sheer pressure to perk up counts
while a T'ai Chi session refreshes."
- Outlook, 3 July 2000
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"From a fledgling student of T'ai Chi to an expert, to a messenger, Sensei Desai
has arrived."
- Asian Age, 8, August 1999.
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"If you are looking for a form of exercise to give you a combination of yoga, gym
workouts and aerobics, you don't need to shuffle your time schedule between
these various forms of exercise individually, as the goodness of all with an
additional benefit of martial art though with softness in its form."
- BTW, 4 December, 2006.
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"Sensei Desai is a living embodiment of harmony."
- BTW, 4 December, 2006.
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"I'm a very hyper person. So although beneficial, yoga proved to be too gradual a
remedy for me. I found my level in T'ai Chi. T'ai Chi movements never allow you
to stagnate."
- Sushma Reddy, actress, Telegraph, 26 Feb, 2000.
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"I'm a very hyper person. So although beneficial, yoga proved to be too gradual a
remedy for me. I found my level in T'ai Chi. T'ai Chi movements never allow you
to stagnate."
- Sushma Reddy, actress, Telegraph, 26 Feb, 2000.
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"T'ai Chi is more potent than pretty. T'ai Chi can help you stay super-safe and
super-fit"
- Timeout Mumbai, 5 Oct 2006.
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"I've gone to the class feeling feverish and come away feeling refreshed, relaxed
and rejuvenated. It was the form and grace of T'ai Chi's fluid movements that first
attracted me to it and slowly when I became aware of its philosophy, I
appreciated it totally."
- Sangeeta Kathiwadi, fashion designer and owner of Mélange. Society, Dec,
1998.
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"The workshop was simply marvellous and probably the most calming moments
I've experienced after a very long time."
- Farah Dada, HR, Aditya Birla.
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"What an amazing class! I feel on top of the world. Thank you!"
- Sarayu Ahuja, author.
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"The sensei who initiated me into his fold, is truly a silent warrior, slender in body,
powerful within; gentle and yielding, yet firm in his conviction. There is a passion
about him, which gives vent to the stealthy and magnetic flow of his movements,
powerful, almost ballet-like in style, scripting a meditation in motion."
- Shambhavi Lorain Chopra, author of book 'Yogini'.
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"I feel blessed with your grace and composure"
- Ananda, student.
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"I'm mesmerized by T'ai Chi. I'm a very hyper person. T'ai Chi has calmed me
tremendously. I have observed a noticeable improvement since I started T'ai Chi
a year."
- Jennifer Mirza, writer and wife of famous director Sayed Mirza.
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"Like yoga, T'ai Chi too, is an evolving ancient form."
- Downtown, Bombay Times, 4 June, 2004.