CHAMPIONING A CHANGE
CULTURAMA|May 2020
A sports scientist, motivational speaker, EQ consultant and performance coach, Shayamal Vallabhji dons many hats and is a successful ‘coach and guide’ who motivates people to ‘unlock the champions in them’. Anurima Das catches up with the social media influencer about his remarkable work
Anurima Das
CHAMPIONING A CHANGE

Shayamal Vallabhji is the author of four books on Sports Science and Motivation, a TEDx speaker, recipient of the INK and the Australia India Youth Dialogue Fellowship, Men’s Health ‘Trainer of the Year 2014’, Global Fitness Advisory Board Member to Herbalife and Organising Committee Member of the United Nations Changemakers Conference. He shoulders two decades of on-field experience with Olympians and championship-winning teams. As a professional, Shayamal works with athletes and executives to unlock their potential, mentally, physically and emotionally. He is known to push his own physical and mental limits through ultramarathon running and mountaineering and that’s where he gains his strength from.

His journey started with a dream to be a professional cricketer in South Africa, but because of apartheid, the opportunities were limited. This forced Shayamal to study. Luckily, he was driven to want to make a difference in sports, so he studied sports science. He later lived in a temple in South Africa and this is where he learnt the importance of the mind and started to bridge the gap between psychology and spirituality. Everything else he does seems like a natural extension of his passion and love for science and spirituality, Shayamal says.

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