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Anette Shine, Wellness Warrior & Founder Sunshine Yoga Monte-Carlo
Photos: EMA ESPINOSA photography[/caption]
ML: Does one have to be spiritual to do yoga? Runners often squeeze in a 5km over lunch – can you do the same thing with a yoga class?
AS: One does not have to be spiritual to benefit from the yoga poses (asanas) However some people naturally become curious about the yoga philosophy and spirituality in general, and wish to dive deeper …
Yes, a lunch-time yoga practice can be fit in if one is dedicated enough to make the effort.
ML: You say that your programmes help increase self-esteem and confidence on a remarkable scale. How do you achieve this?
AS: You gain self-esteem and confidence when you dare express your authentic self and shine your light. This comes from practice and by observing the example of other beings who live like this.
ML: What could a newcomer expect from your class?
AS: Depending on the person, I suggest an appropriate class to meet the newcomer’s expectations. The Sunshine Team teaches out of passion, straight from the heart. We love what we do and do what we love, and apparently it comes through ...
ML: Best yoga accessory?
AS: Apart from a good yoga mat, a block is very helpful tool to help with poses.
ML: What’s the most difficult part of running your own business? What is the advantage and disadvantage of being a woman in business?
AS: The hardest thing about running your own business is that you are never really off. Apart from teaching many classes, there are phone calls to be returned, answering e-mails, accounting, paperwork, schedule updating, marketing on social media, photo sessions, purchasing new equipment, planning special events and then advertising for them, meetings, website updating, newsletters and articles to be written ... It never stops, but luckily I love it all.
ML: Pretty hectic schedule. How do you organise your day?
AS: I start teaching my first class at 8:30 am every morning, then another at 10, and a third one around noon. Sometimes I give afternoon and evening classes also. I get to physically practice every other day: I love being a student myself and never stop learning new skills. I never have two days alike, and that's how I thrive.
ML: When you have time, where do you like to got out to eat?
AS: Restaurant NOBU is the best place to eat in Monaco, but I also love the music while dining in Buddha Bar.
ML: You have a physical, hands-on job. How do you feel about ageing?
AS: Best thing is that you no longer care about what others think about you.
The hardest, in my case, is the aches and pains coming from the fact that I was a fitness professional and dancer and pushed myself way too hard for decades, so my joints are now fragile.
ML: What’s the best piece of advice another woman gave you?
AS: Until I was 21, my surname was Schjoenning (meaning “beautiful" in German) Then I met a Cypriot TV producer who told me straight out: “YOU ARE Anette Shine, understood? ... And so I had my passport officially changed in Denmark.
When I was looking for the right name for my company my dear friend Sue, who's also a business owner, told me: “It should be SUNSHINE! Your name is Shine, so that's how it should be ... And so it was.
ML: What is something you’ve always wanted to try or do?
AS: Pole dancing, it’s so sensual, takes strength, grace and flexibility, and is just an amazing way of self-expression.
Article first published November 7, 2016.
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