‘I went on a 30-day Jesus quest!’

Born into a Sikh family, Mindy Tagliente’s spiritual curiosity led her to experiment with new-age practices and eventually become a yoga instructor. But when her friend challenged her to pray, it led to an encounter with Jesus that changed everything

My mum and dad came to England from India. They were very young, so they didn’t really bring their Sikh religious traditions with them. My dad didn’t wear a turban, we ate beef; it was pretty open and liberal growing up. But I struggled with this whole identity thing of: Who am I? I’m not really Sikh, I’m not Indian, but I’m not English either.