My name is Rumit Patel, a qualified optometrist who spent years caring for people’s vision and eye health.​

 

​Ironically, it took a life-changing diagnosis for me to start truly seeing myself. In 2018, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. It arrived without warning, shattering everything I thought I knew about health, control, and the future. When the chaos settled, one question echoed louder than the rest: Why?

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Seeking answers led me to a healing retreat in Costa Rica. Driven by curiosity and a quiet desperation to understand what was unfolding inside me, I stepped away from the noise of daily life. Freed from the “rat race,” I finally gave myself space to look inward and reconnect with parts of myself I had long buried, especially the version that needed the most love: my inner child.

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From that point on, everything shifted. Yoga, breathwork, and stillness entered my life, not as trends, but as essential practices that calmed my nervous system and grounded me in the present. They soon became my compass toward kindness, compassion, contentment, and abundance.

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My name, Rumi, mirrors that of the Persian poet and mystic who wrote of love, surrender, and the soul’s journey inward. In many ways, my path has been about returning to those same truths, learning to let go, to listen within, and to find peace in the present moment.

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Pulled by a deeper calling, I began studying Theta Healing, a modality that engages the subconscious and energetic layers of the self. Under the guidance of my teacher, Shanti, I qualified as a Theta Healing Practitioner in 2021.

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Wanting to offer a more physical, accessible path back to the body, I continued my spiritual development and, in 2025, became a certified restorative holistic yoga teacher , training with renowned instructors Travis Eliot and Lauren Eckstrom.

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Today, I am cancer-free and living a life that feels more aligned, conscious, and peaceful than I ever imagined. Rumi Aura Yoga is the space I’ve created to share what I’ve learned from breath-led yoga and meditation to one-to-one healing sessions that help you reconnect with your body, your story, and your truth.

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My journey has taught me that finding peace in the storm, living with equanimity, and embracing the present moment is never linear, and we don’t need to have everything figured out to begin.

 

Sometimes, all it takes is choosing faith over fear, allowing yourself to surrender, and staying open to receive what is your divine right.

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If you’re ready to explore what lies within, I’m here to guide you to the most profound teacher of all, the one inside each of us.