I Thought I Understood My Clients. Then I Spent Seven Years Being One

Most wellness coaches go from burnout to coaching. I went from coaching to seven years in corporate—and learned what my clients were really trying to tell me.

THE JOURNEY

I started as a wellness coach.
For four years, I worked with 150+ corporate professionals on stress management and body awareness. I watched them struggle with 3 PM crashes, Sunday dread, chronic tension, and exhaustion.
I understood their pain. Or so I thought.
Then I took a corporate job. For seven years. Marketing.
Communications. Back-to-back meetings. Conflicting priorities. Constant pressure.
Long enough to experience organizational restructures, navigate toxic dynamics, feel the compounding effect of chronic stress, and understand that this isn’t just a “busy season”— this is the reality.
After seven years, I understood—in my bones—what my clients had been trying to tell me.

THE REALIZATION

During those seven years, something became crystal clear:

Wellness coaching wasn’t just a career. It was my calling.

Every single day, I felt the pull. This deep knowing that I was meant to help people decode
what their bodies were telling them.

Not from a theoretical place anymore, but from lived understanding.

After seven years, I returned. But different this time.

WHAT I LEARNED FROM BOTH SIDES

From coaching (4 years)

From corporate (7 years)

From both experiences

Every signal is information. Your body is trying to help you.

WHY AROGYAMI EXISTS

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Arogyami (आरोग्यामी)

combines two Sanskrit words

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Arogya (आरोग्य)

Health, wellness, freedom from disease

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Lakshmi (लक्ष्मी)

The goddess of abundance and complete wellbeing

In Hindu tradition, Devi Lakshmi embodies Aishwarya—abundant health, peace, vitality, and harmony.

Arogyami = The path to abundant wellbeing

Wellness isn’t just the absence of symptoms. It’s the abundance of energy to live fully. The prosperity of feeling at home in your body. The wealth of peace in your nervous system. This is the wellbeing your body is designed for—and already knows how to create.

MY APPROACH

  1. Your Body Leads, I Guide No preset program. We start with what YOUR body is telling
    you.
  2. Evidence-Based Grounded in physiotherapy, stress physiology, and workplace wellness research.
  3. Realistic About Your Life I work with actual schedules, real constraints.
  4. Honest When I Can’t Help If your needs are outside my scope, I’ll tell you and help you find the right support.
  5. Plain Language No jargon. Clear explanations.

MY BACKGROUND

Education

Experience

WHAT MY CLINICAL TRAINING GIVES YOU

My physiotherapy degree wasn’t just anatomy and exercise—it was deep training in how stress affects the body, how the autonomic nervous system works, and how chronic tension manifests in specific patterns.

While I don’t provide physiotherapy treatment in this coaching practice, this medical foundation means I can:

  • Recognize when your “tight shoulders” are actually stored emotional stress
  • Understand the physiology behind your 3 PM crashes and Sunday anxiety
  • Teach you the nervous system science in plain language
  • Know when patterns require medical or therapeutic support beyond coaching
Combined with my MBA and seven years in corporate, I bridge the gap between clinical understanding and real-world implementation. I speak both body language AND corporate language.

WHAT I'M NOT (AND WHEN TO SEEK OTHER SUPPORT)

I’m not a psychologist, therapist, or mental health counsellor. I don’t diagnose or treat medical conditions. I don’t specialize in trauma therapy.

I’ll refer you to qualified professionals if you need:

  • Therapy for trauma, PTSD, or complex mental health issues
  • Medical diagnosis or treatment
  • Specialized eating disorder support
  • Addiction treatment
  • Psychiatric medication management
My role: Teaching you to recognize and respond to your body’s stress signals before they become crises. If you’re already in crisis, let’s stabilize that first, then I can support your ongoing wellness.

WHAT I STAND FOR