Author: Times News Network
Publication: The Times of India
Date: April 20, 2007
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//Cities/Kolkata/Hollywoods_spiritual_connect/articleshow/1926214.cms
She's pretty enough to be mistaken for a Hollywood
actress... But Seanne Corn's claim to fame is yoga.
She's pretty enough to be mistaken for a Hollywood
actress... But Seanne Corn's claim to fame is yoga. And for this reason, Hollywood
celebs, businessmen, sports personalities, all seek her out.
"Yoga is evolving and growing in the
West. So, I wouldn't call it a fad - no fad can last this long. Now, it is
attracting younger, aggressive people who want more from their life. The interesting
thing is, once they make yoga a part of their lives, they cease to want those
things," says Seanne.
But what is her connect with this ancient
Indian practice? Seanne gets candid, "I was a very troubled teenager,
doing drugs and alcohol. A friend told me in jest that yoga might make me
more stable and level headed, and I took it seriously. I travelled to Mysore,
and enrolled in the Aurobindo Ashram. I'm 40 now, and this happened when I
was 19. So, for the past 21 years, yoga has been a way of my life," she
says.
And her dedication has won her name and fame.
Today, Seanne is the most sought after yoga instructor in the US. And who
all come to her Vinayasa yoga classes?
With a shy smile, she begins taking names...
"Sting, Drew Barrymore, Madonna, Nicholas Cage, Ashley Judd, etc. And
what's it like teaching so many pin-up girls? Laughs Seanne, "Initially,
they all come to experience a physical change - like weight loss, for instance.
It's quite amusing to see them get more and more spiritually involved."
And when she's not busy, she's travelling
all over the world. She was here in India recently.