Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast Episode #35 – Transforming Anxiety Through Yoga – Yoga in Ghana with Rama Saeed 

Welcome to Episode #35 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Rama Saeed onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Ghana.

Rama Saeed first encountered yoga through a workout app that had a small offering of yoga, and she avoided “clicking that yoga button for as long as possible.” Then she realized it wasn’t anything like she expected. Another thing she came to realize— she couldn’t touch her toes. She want around to her family members, asking if they can touch their toes and she was the only one who couldn’t! So, at first, she didn’t enjoy yoga at all but she kept on coming back again and again to yoga. 

She was working in horse riding, training, and trick riding and very fortunately, when she wanted to become a yoga teacher, her family was supportive. Rama received a scholarship to travel to Kenya— where she had never been before and knew no one at all— to study yoga with the Africa Yoga Project.

Tell me more about Rama Saeed 

Rama Saeed is a yoga teacher from Ghana who started practicing yoga at the age of 18. In 2019, she received a scholarship with the Africa Yoga Project to travel to Kenya and to complete a 200hr yoga teacher training program. Shortly after returning home to Ghana, Rama began teaching outreach classes and teaching at Bliss Yoga in Accra. She has also completed a 200hr PYT certification from Yogazama, and she teaches power vinyasa, restorative flow, and psychotherapeutic yoga. 

What to expect in the Yoga In Ghana episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

My conversation with Rama Saeed, a yoga teacher from Ghana, was so meaningful as she shared her journey of how yoga has allowed her to open up the “curtains” to the world, and to knock on different doors of her own being and body. I hope that this conversation made you feel empowered to start a yoga practice, or to reflect on how yoga has changed and transformed your own life.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about being brave and breaking the mould then this is the conversation for you.

For the skimmers – What’s in the Yoga in Ghana episode?

• Coming to yoga through a work-out app, and starting from a place of not being able to touch her toes
• Journeying to Kenya for her TTC with the Africa Yoga Project and finding her second family there
• Opening up the “curtains” into the world of confidence, and knocking on the door of different poses and different aspects of being and body
• Yoga is empowering in every sense of the word
• Transforming anxiety and finding your super power!
• Yoga is more popular in Ghana now because of COVID and people’s desire to do something good for their bodies at home
• Meditation can be scary— gently easing people into awareness of what yoga is and what being with your breath can look like

Favorite Quote From Rama Saeed

“It was definitely life-changing because definitely my life changed after the teacher training and it wasn’t just me, but more the people around me who noticed that, the way I handle my emotions , I’m less reactive. My focus changed. I am better able to be aware and control myself.”

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Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast Episode #35 – Transforming Anxiety Through Yoga – Yoga in Ghana with Rama Saeed

[00:00:00] Lily Allen-Duenas: Namaste family. And welcome back to the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast. I am so excited today to have Rama Saeed onto the show. Rama is a yoga teacher from Ghana who started practicing yoga at the age of 18. And in 2019, she received a scholarship with the Africa Yoga Project to travel to Kenya and to complete a 200 hour yoga teacher training program. Shortly after returning home to Ghana Rama began teaching outreach yoga classes, and then teaching yoga at Bliss yoga in Accra she has also completed a 200 hour PYT certification from yoga Zama, and she teaches power Vinyasa, restorative flow, and psychotherapeutic yoga. So thank you so much, Rama for joining me today! 

[00:00:49] Rama Saeed: Thank you so much for having me. 

[00:00:51] Lily Allen-Duenas: I’m so excited to dive into your story. So since you started practicing yoga at the age of 18. How did you first discover yoga? How did it come into your life?

Rama discovering yoga

[00:01:03] Rama Saeed: So, at first I had heard of yoga, but it was just this image of people sitting in that room. I’m not going to try that. It looks really boring. And so I remember at 18, I used to do mostly horse riding and training at that time.

[00:01:17] And I wanted to try trick riding, which is basically people doing stunts on horseback. And I realized that you need more core strength to go into that. Where I lived at that time, there was no gym. There are no studios or anything. So I just had apps and YouTube videos. So I downloaded this app which had all these workouts and just a little box that was labeled yoga and on the app, they had written that’s the advice that you practice yoga, or maybe pilates once a week.

[00:01:49] If you are trying all the workouts. I remember I started working out and I avoided clicking that yoga button for as long as possible, but then eventually as the body tends to do, I start with getting stiff and feeling sore. And so I decided one Sunday to just click on the yoga box. And when I did the first thing that was clear to me was that this is not just sitting in one spot and aum-ing, and also that I couldn’t touch my toes!

[00:02:16] And so I started going around the house and asking my family can you touch your toes? Can you touch your toes? And everybody could touch their toes, but I couldn’t. And naturally it just became my next mission that I needed to touch my toes. And so I start that just coming back to the app, just to try to touch my toes.

[00:02:34] And I remember I hate downward facing dogs. I hated all these stretches. I really didn’t enjoy it, but for some reason I just kept coming back. About three months into it, I just realized I started clicking on the app and not clicking on any of the workouts, but just constantly coming back to the yoga box.

[00:02:53] And I remember I kind of upgraded from that app. I got a full-on yoga app, that is just for yoga. And I started practicing with that every morning. And with this new yoga app, they started introducing more meditation, pranayama, and it was more structured, like a yoga class instead of just physical stretches.

[00:03:13] And so I started realizing that when I start my day in that way, it sets the pace for my whole day. I started seeing better performance, better acceptance from myself when I am training or working with the horses. As in, I was less attached to the outcome, more being in the present moment and spending time with this other being, and it just started shifting my training process, the way I think about being with these animals and it just started affecting other aspects of my life.

[00:03:46] I also started to notice that my focus was better. I was less angry or should I maybe say better at managing my emotions? And also one really strong part was I realized that when I pray because I’m Muslim and I pray five times a day, I realized that my focus was way better when I’m praying, because it’s like I’m training in meditation. And so I’m able to get into that meditative state in my prayers as well. And so I stuck to that again, where I live had no studios so far. I think for four to five years, I was just practicing at home on apps and on YouTube sometimes. And yeah, that was how it started. 

[00:04:29] Lily Allen-Duenas: That’s so amazing that you came to it from a workout app. I’ve definitely heard of people coming to yoga very frequently from gyms. But since you didn’t have the gyms near you or the yoga studios near you, I love that you avoided a button for as long as possible and you couldn’t stop clicking it.

[00:04:47] So I think that’s, oh, that’s so fun to hear that Rama,. And also the gifts that yoga has given you, how it’s impacted you know, your riding, your prayer, your ability to focus. Your connection with your horses, it’s just always great to talk about the gifts that yoga gives.

[00:05:04] So in terms of the Africa Yoga Project and actually becoming a yoga teacher, how did you first find out about the Africa Yoga Project and get involved?

Let’s Learn More About The Africa Yoga Project

[00:05:13] Rama Saeed: So that’s also a very interesting story. So after five years of practicing yoga, I ended up moving to Accra, which is the capital city in Ghana. And when I moved here there was this lady that I knew a while ago, she was my dad’s friend and I would call her a friend myself, and I started riding her horses, going to her stable. And I remember we started talking and she, I don’t know how, but the topic of yoga came up and I said, Oh, yes, I practiced. And she said she practices. So she ended up taking me to my first ever in-person yoga class. It was a great experience and all that. And then I think the instructor started mentioning how I, as in pointing to me, ever considered teaching and I said no, there is no way I’m doing that.

[00:06:00] I am very socially anxious. I don’t speak in front of people. And I like my practice to be my personal practice. I don’t think I want to hold space or share with anyone else. And she just kind of planted that seed. And so this lady kept telling me, you know, you should try it. It seems like a great opportunity.

[00:06:19] I think you would be great at it! And I kept finding one excuse after the other, and then one evening I’m just sitting down and she sends me the link- Hey, I found this place in Kenya and they’re offering scholarships. So you should definitely sign up. And I remember I was hesitant.

[00:06:36] I was saying, this isn’t my thing. I don’t want to do this. Mainly just a lot of fear and anxiety, but then she just ended up telling me just do it and you know, no expectations just apply. And so I ended up applying and I remember, I like the minute I applied, I forgot about it.

[00:06:52] There is no way I’m getting this and all that. I ended up receiving an email that I had been accepted into the program. I think it was one of the happiest days of my life.

[00:07:03] Lily Allen-Duenas: Oh, wow. That is a great story as well. About how a friend of your father’s just kind of nudged you in the right direction and how it just all came to be. And I would love to hear, Rama, about your experience during the yoga teacher training and what that was like?

The Yoga Teacher Training Experience

[00:07:19] Rama Saeed:  I remember I used to think of it as I was being pushed off the edge because it was such an immersive experience. Like I had to leave home. It was my first time ever leaving home without any family members or going to a place where I had no family or friends at all. It was very scary.

[00:07:38] But from the moment I stepped into the Shine Center, which was where the teacher training happens. I met all these people, all these new faces. And usually again, I’m super anxious, but they just had a way of putting me at ease of making me less anxious from that first day. And so I would say I met like a second family over there.

[00:07:58] It was a bit scary and very uncomfortable when I was in the program. And even after I came back, eventually I started leaning more into it and I would say it’s like peeking behind the curtains and seeing something very scary. So I just closed the curtains for the first time. And then slowly till today, I’m still kind of opening to peak a bit longer and close them back.

[00:08:21] And so it was definitely life-changing because definitely my life changed after the teacher training and it wasn’t just me, but more the people around me who noticed that, the way I handle my emotions , I’m less reactive. My focus changed. I am better able to be aware and control myself. Definitely life changing. 

[00:08:42] Lily Allen-Duenas: I know that my yoga teacher training changed my life as well, and the entire course of it. Everything just like dominoes, you know, fell into place after that. How do you specifically feel like your yoga teacher training and becoming a yoga teacher changed your life?

How Did Yoga Change Your Life?

[00:09:00] Rama Saeed: If I could describe it in one word, I would say, I’ve been empowered from that moment. And I am still reaping and absorbing the benefits of that teacher training. Like I was super anxious, I was always scared to speak in front of people, but just the way they encouraged me, the way they constantly trained me and made me ask the more important questions. Like where is this anxiety coming from? Why are you scared to speak up? So I would say if I could describe it personally in one word, it would be, it has been empowering in every sense of the word 

[00:09:34] Lily Allen-Duenas: I love that. I think that is a gift that yoga gives of being so empowering and teaching us new, not just new skills, but also new ways to kind of hold space and share energy and be with people as well as being with ourselves. There’s so much that goes into a yoga teacher that I don’t think people realize, there’s all the layers of just trying to be mindful and present. We’re paying attention to energy, anatomy, psychology, and philosophy. I mean, all of these things come together to create a 30 minute or a one hour class.

[00:10:12] So, how do you feel that your energy or what you’ve learned or how, who you’re becoming, how do you feel like that impacts the space that you create for your students?

Transforming Anxiety and Learning Your Superpower

[00:10:25] Rama Saeed: I am very familiar with being anxious in new spaces, and new surroundings. I feel like I am able to put people at ease, especially when it’s the person’s first class and they are struggling with not being able to fetch their toes. i am very much able to relate and put them at ease.

[00:10:45] Hey, I was there. This is just like over eight years of work. And so you just need to take your time. I do feel like, that’s my quote, unquote, super power of just putting people at ease. And I also bring an element of humor, just so nothing is serious, nobody is tense in my class or something like that.

[00:11:05] So I would either say something in the middle of class that’s funny, or just encourage people to smile when we’re doing something really challenging and it breaks the ice and shifts the energy in the room.

[00:11:16] You can fall. You can laugh at yourself. It’s totally fine. So I think just putting people more at ease in my classes.

[00:11:23] Lily Allen-Duenas: I love that. Yes, I frequently will cue people to put a soft smile on their face, like to get the tension out of the jaw and out of the face and help send that energy throughout our body because when we’re really challenged, our bodies are physically as well as mentally.

[00:11:44] Sometimes that can be reflected on our face. We can furrow our brows, and grind our teeth. And it’s oh, well, let’s just soften and release that together. So yeah, I frequently remind students of that as well. I would love to know Rama, what is your personal definition of yoga?

What Is Your Definition of Yoga? What Does Yoga Mean To You?

[00:12:04] Rama Saeed: To be honest for me, it shifts, I think every few months, like when I first started and I started getting this connection with my focus with my concentration and it just started bringing my whole life together. was unity. That’s where my focus was like, this is unity. It’s a bridge where I’m spiritually, physically and mentally connected.

[00:12:26] It’s where my spiritual state, my physical states and my mental states come to meet. the sense that let’s say, if I’m moving through physical poses, it’s like me knocking on doors of all these parts that I am targeting and, like just knocking on the door and being like, are you okay?

[00:12:41] What do you feel in this pose? And just being aware of that. as I’m knocking on that door, I’m starting to knock that dark mentally as well. Like how do you feel about being in this position? What’s emotions are you experiencing there? Are you experiencing frustration, anxiety, or maybe you’re experiencing joy and all of that.

[00:12:58] And so it’s just, I’m in a state of awareness when I’m practicing yoga. And so I feel like yoga right now, these few months have been awareness for me. 

[00:13:09] Lily Allen-Duenas: I liked the imagery of knocking on the doors of different parts of our being and body, kind of checking in. Are you okay? Are you okay? A lot of my friends, including me, I can sit at a desk and do work for hours at a time, not realizing my shoulders are hunched. My hips are tight, you know, all these different elements. But what I love during the yoga practices, you really are inviting in that awareness to knock on the door of each area and say, okay, are you tired? Or are we in good harmony today? And it does change from day to day, of course, which is another thing I love about yoga is just the acceptance of saying, I did something very challenging yesterday, or I just sat in a car all day yesterday on a road trip, on a drive. And that means ,today, of course, my forward folds will not be as deep. And just allowing that to be what it is and not expecting to be exactly where you were before. It’s not linear learning.

The Beauty of Acceptance – Everything Changes

[00:14:08] Rama Saeed: It’s that moment of acceptance, just because I did a camel pose yesterday and it felt great. It’s okay if I’m not going that deep today. When I first started, when I was in that competitive mindset, I had to get all the poses and I had to get deeper into these poses.

[00:14:26] Like yes, going deep feels amazing sometimes. And I need that sometimes, but there are days when my body isn’t feeling that great. And I just need to accept that not every day is the same and not everything is permanent. 

How Has Yoga Changed Your Life?

[00:14:40] Lily Allen-Duenas: Exactly. Yes. So Rama, we talked before about how practicing yoga has changed and transformed you. How has it transformed your life itself? Were you working in a corporate world or were you still working with horses now that you teach at Bliss yoga? Do you have a different relationship with the whole community in Accra? I’d love to hear more.

[00:15:03] Rama Saeed: So one thing I knew growing up was that I definitely did not want to work in the corporate world. I had a very active childhood and I just couldn’t picture myself sitting still in one space. I could barely get through school with that. So I just knew I wanted to do something physical and with my love for horses, that was the direction I was going on.

[00:15:26] And it’s super physical. I loved it. I still love it. I would say I still do some horse riding and training parts of time, but mostly I am teaching yoga. It was strange because I didn’t go into that teacher training again. I didn’t think I would come out and see, I want to be a yoga teacher. If anything, I would just deepen my personal practice.

[00:15:48] But then when I came back, You know, with starting to teach the outreaches and starting to connect with all these people. So of course, I only started with people I’m very familiar and comfortable with. And then I just started to realize how it was almost like I was giving them an opportunity to spend time with themselves and their bodies.

[00:16:09] And it’s like a very nice moment when someone comes out of the class and looks right at you and just tells you, thank you so much for that. I feel Amazing. And so it was after that, that I started looking to actively teach more and that’s when I started teaching at Bliss. I’ve just been teaching since then. So mainly I was just horse riding and training. 

The Deep Attunement and Mindfulness of Horses

[00:16:31] Lily Allen-Duenas: I’ve also talked to another horse rider yogi from Iceland. There’s such a connection. And that intimate connection that a rider has with a horse and as well as that kind of deep attunement. And I think it’s present in yoga as well. Do you feel like that too?

[00:16:49] Rama Saeed: Yes, absolutely. That is exactly why it shifted how I spent time with horses, and what I do with them. And you know, again, that moment of acceptance just because we did this yesterday, doesn’t mean I have to expect that of you today. Like you’re a whole other being going to respect you, just being a horse. I stopped being so like, is it structured? Is that the word? Where do I need everything to be a certain way? And I feel like I kind of released more.

[00:17:19] You kind of sink more, you’re more in tune whatever it is you’re doing with them, whether it’s riding them or just walking or lunging, whatever it is you’re doing, I just became more in tune with whatever was going on and more accepting and more joyful, to be honest.

[00:17:36] Lily Allen-Duenas: Amazing. Yes. Yes. I feel that. And I haven’t gotten to spend time with horses for a long time. I mean, of course I can encounter them on walks or on drives where I live or diving through different areas in France. But used to, my family used to have a couple horses and I grew up riding as well. I miss it. It’s an amazing connection. I felt like the horse that I rode the most her name was Amore, which is Italian for love. And she, I felt knew when I was nervous to learn a new trick or something. She was so mindful of own emotions. That was something also. I just, I felt so careful, you know?

[00:18:19] Rama Saeed: Yes, that’s so true. They are very mindful And they do notice your emotional state. They notice the frustration; they notice when you’re at ease. And so, yes, you’re absolutely right, they do.

Her Family’s Response to Her Path of Yoga

[00:18:32] Lily Allen-Duenas: So Rama, I should have asked this in the beginning of our conversation, but when you mentioned that your dad’s friend was really suggesting you go on this yoga teacher training course with the Africa Yoga Project in Kenya, I was wondering how your family responded, you know, when you wanted to follow that passion?

[00:18:51] Rama Saeed: I think I broke that mold for them. When I said I want to be more in the equestrian field, more horse riding and training. And so this was just a different path I was taking. When I said I want it to go more into horse training and writing. That’s when the, you know, the expectation of me going on to be a doctor or to, I don’t know, work in a certain field that was when it kind of went down the drain for them. But this was just a different path. So I think they were already used to me not going on the same path that they expected me to go. 

What Is Yoga In Ghana Like? 

[00:19:23] Lily Allen-Duenas: So in terms of yoga in Ghana, you mentioned where you grew up, there weren’t any yoga studios or even gyms. And I’m assuming an Accra, maybe there’s a lot or a few, I would love to hear more about what yoga and Ghana is like.

[00:19:38] Rama Saeed: So there are a few studios, I would say there are more teachers, you know, every teacher kind of some independent teachers, maybe just doing privates and all that. I would say a few years back there was a lot of misconception about, you know, yoga, being a religion. And even if you’re doing yoga you’ve just automatically joined this other religion, right.

[00:20:04] But in the few years, since I’ve started teaching, I’ve definitely seen more interest because there has been a lot of education. Like it’s something, I even do online. Or even when I meet somebody where I just educate them. It’s not a religion, you know, you just go into the whole topic of it and that you know, some of it’s going to be a physical practice.

[00:20:24] It can be spiritual if you want to be, but really. Just movement with breath and awareness. And so there has been a lot of education. And so over the past few years, there has been an increase in people who are showing up for yoga, who want to practice yoga, who want to kind of try out yoga.

Coming To Yoga During the Pandemic 

[00:20:44] Rama Saeed: And so I feel like it will keep expanding, like the numbers will keep rising and people will be more and more interested as time moves on because it is becoming more popular in Accra. Especially after COVID, where I feel like people were more at home and they just started feeling all these, all this stiffness, all these aches, and they just needed something. And I feel like a lot of people just turned to yoga and I have been hearing very similar stories to mine where they all just started, maybe on YouTube and got an app. And they’ve been practicing at home since the pandemic. And then now they’re, they just want to step into a more physical space. 

[00:21:22] Lily Allen-Duenas: The silver lining perhaps of the pandemic would, in my opinion, of the linings would be that more people have come to the practice seeking, something that’s good for their health, for their wellness, something that can help them manage, not just the fact that there’s closures and restrictions, but also just being able to process what’s happening around us.

Helping Others To Understand What Yoga Really Is

[00:21:47] Rama Saeed: Yes. 

[00:21:48] So one thing I would say is that something I avoid in the beginning, like if I’ve known, met someone or maybe in a new group too. And mentioned the names of the poses in Sanskrit, because you do need to put people more at ease, even with meditation it’s very scary for some people here.

[00:22:07] So it’s something that I do slowly, maybe in the first few times I meet you, I’ll just sit you down and ask you to just take five breaths on your own. And then slowly I start to actually get into meditation and the more I go, the more I’m educating you, like me saying the name of chair pose and Sanskrits, isn’t me calling anything.

[00:22:27] It’s just the traditional name. Like I’m just tying it back to history. And so it’s an ongoing process of educating people and making them more aware that this originated in India. Just because I’m saying the name doesn’t mean I’m calling anything spiritual here and just tying it back to where it belongs. 

Meditation Can Be Scary

[00:22:46] Lily Allen-Duenas: Tying it back to where it belongs. That’s beautiful. And when you said that a lot of people will find meditation scary. Do you mean because of those kinds of spirituality, they’re worried it will conflict with their religion or is it more, they’re just scared to be quiet, and not have something stimulating.

[00:23:03] Rama Saeed: I mean those two types. So there are people who they’ve already heard. The stories that yoga is our religion. And when you step into a yoga class, you automatically put yourself. Strange spiritual space. And so like they’re already vulnerable. They’ve already taken a huge step to show up for that first class.

[00:23:22] And I’m sure it doesn’t feel great when I just tell them to sit down in a comfortable position and monitor their breath or I start to lead a meditation and that’s first class because their mind just gets busy. They just start to go through. Strange places with their mind oh my God, why are we sitting here?

[00:23:40] Why are we doing this? Why am I, why do I have to think this? Why do I have to be silent? And so it has to start slowly. And there is the other group that’s just in their whole life, they have never sat down to listen to themselves breathe. And so that’s why I feel like breath counting meditation is a great place to start in my experience because some people have just never listened to themselves breathe. They’ve never felt their body move with their breath. 

Let’s Learn More About Ghana – What Is Ghana Like?

[00:24:07] Lily Allen-Duenas: Can you tell our listeners about your country, more about Ghana? I’m sure a lot of them are curious…

[00:24:15] Rama Saeed: So Ghana, I would say is a very buzzing and vibrant place because everywhere I go, whether I’m in the city or I’m going out of the city or wherever there is this, buzzing energy. That’s the best way I can explain it.

[00:24:34] And it’s very vibrant. Like everywhere my eyes look, I can see something colorful, something that makes me happy, whether it’s the sky or the sun or the trees, or sometimes even the clothes that people are wearing.

[00:24:47] A lot of people like to joke a lot. So I feel like it’s also a very relaxed environment. Most of the people are kind and hospitable and ready to help. What I also like is that we have all these different regions and everywhere you go, you can get something new and new experience, or you can go to the coastal side, beautiful beaches. And you can go to the rainforests and experience the greenery, the trees, even the animals there. And you can go to more of the desert scene in, which I would say is more than Northern region. And so you can get all these experiences in one country. I don’t think I’m doing Ghana enough justice. Just talking about this. You would have to be here to experience it to yourself. 

How Can Our Listeners Get In Touch?

[00:25:32] Lily Allen-Duenas: Amazing. Thank you so much for telling us more about Ghana and your beautiful country. So Rama, if our listeners want to reach out and get in touch, learn more about you. Ask questions. What’s a good way for them to do that?

[00:25:46] Rama Saeed: The best way for me would be on Instagram because that is where I am most active. And so my Instagram account is @esipoweryoga and I think that will be linked. And also by email. 

[00:26:00] Lily Allen-Duenas: I will link your Instagram account as well as your email in the show notes, wherever our listeners are tuning in, as well as on my website, wildyogatribe.com. So thank you so much, Rama for being a guest on the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast, it has been a true joy to be with you.

[00:26:18] Rama Saeed: Thank you so much for having me and for holding space for nice conversation.

[00:26:23] Lily Allen-Duenas:  Thank you so much for tuning in to this episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast. conversation with Rama Saeed, a yoga teacher from Ghana was so meaningful as she shared her journey of how yoga has allowed her to open up the curtains to the world around her and also how to knock on different doors of her own being and body. I hope that this conversation made you feel empowered to start a yoga practice or to reflect on how yoga has changed and transformed your own life. 

[00:26:56] Thank you so much for tuning in to the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast. Be Well. 

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