Founder of ‘Body In Motion’, Vani is a rare combination of a Wellness Entrepreneur, Medical Fitness Specialist, Corporate Wellness Strategist, Movement & Rehab Specialist, Indian Classical Dancer, Columnist & Speaker.

Vani is one of the leading Medical Fitness and Corporate Wellness Experts in the country, with some of the most reputed companies, organizations and leaders, across different industries/domains, as her clients in Health and Wellness strategy, audit, design and execution.

With help of her Corporate Wellness Programs (Leadership and workforce), some of these big companies are making it to the ‘Great Places to Work’ as well as joining the Top 10 club of India’s Best Workplaces in Health & Wellness; including during the pandemic driven years. Her programs, leveraging technology and the ‘new normal’, have been an anchor not just for employees and leaders, but also for their extended family members through the toughest and most uncertain times in recent memory.

She holds niche medical fitness specialties, such as being one of the country's first Cancer Exercise, Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis Fitness Specialist. She caters to guiding affected individuals, caregivers, as well as organizations/groups dealing with the affected groups, in various capacities as subject matter expert. Vani is vigourously engaged in pushing for a ‘quality-of-life’ centric approach and ingraining it as mainstream, given the existing treatment oriented skew.

Her expertise as Foot & Gait Analyst, and Movement Specialist have been extensively utilized by major sports companies including, but not limited to, conducting specialized training and rehab programs for various sports persons across the country, Consultative Selling and guiding athletes on appropriate foot-wear selection according to foot type, gait and movement bio-mechanics.

With nearly 2 decades of in-depth experience, diverse client profiles, and cutting edge certifications from leading internationally-accredited and globally-recognized fitness institutions, Vani is the leading Health & Wellness Expert in the country for people with challenging health conditions and those wanting to overcome limiting constraints in their daily or competitive performance (chronic health issues, lifestyle related health conditions, disease prevention,coping and recovery, injury management, sports performance).  She has rich experience in various aspects of health and fitness, wellness programming for active and rehab needs, sports coaching, and lifestyle techniques at a holistic and operational level. This includes coaching coaches on training perspectives.

A columnist with some of the leading national dailies and magazines and an effective and powerful communicator, Vani is frequently sought as a subject matter expert Panellist, Consultant, Writer and Speaker by national and international organizations and forums. As an Indian Classical dancer, she has performed at some of the most prestigious festivals and venues nationally and internationally.

Mother of 2 beautiful daughters, well onto the path of carving their own journeys, she is an avid trekker and adventure enthusiast. Humour is her succour and she values lasting relationships. Life has taught her to believe in Never say Never.

Achievements and Recognitions:

- Selected as the International MedFit Professional 2020 by MedFit Professional Network (USA). 

- A recognized and acclaimed Mohiniyattam dancer, Vani is a recipient of the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini (National) Award for Excellence and Contribution to Dance. 

- Featured in an Australian documentary, as one of a select group of Outstanding Young Global Indians.

- Winner of India’s first adventure-reality TV show ‘RAAAH’, 

- Featured twice on Top Drive Getaway, a popular television series on automobiles and has acted in “Moh Maya Money”, a movie that has earned widespread critical acclaim at various national and international film festivals.