Deepika Mehta

Early life

Deepika completed her Class X from Hyderabad Public School, where she studied for six years, and later joined Welham Girls’ School in Dehradun. She did her Honours in Economics from Delhi.

Career as a Yogi

Venture, Ordeal and Conquer - these three words sum up the life of Deepika Mehta, who through sheer will-power alone rose up above all obstacles and became a role model for all the women across the globe. As a teenager, she was very much interested in mountaineering and aspired to become a Jazz dance player. But a life and death ordeal shattered that dream when she fell 30 feet below while climbing a mountain in Dehradun in the year 1997. Most of her bones were shattered, and the doctors declared that she would no longer walk again. Determined to fight against the odds, she found a new dream and possibility after being inspired by the book“The Autobiography of a Yogi” written by Paramhansa Yogananda. She sought after the old Indian art of rejuvenation, for which she visited the Sivananda Yoga Kendra in Kerala. Eventually, she ended up as the disciple of Shri K Pattabhi Jois in 2002 who taught her Ashtanga Yoga, a popular vinyasa style of yoga developed by the man himself. There and then began a journey of spiritualism and self-realization, one which involved the very essence which makes us human - spreading wings to the art. Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, an ancient art connecting the core and mind, brought back Deepika from the brink of an emotional breakdown, transforming her into the youngest practitioner to teach at the International Yoga Festival in Rishikesh. Her unique way of intertwining different dance forms with yoga was globally appreciated, and she undertook many workshops across nations such as Tokyo, Italy, Bhutan and Mexico. A career spanning over 15 years, Deepika sparkled across the globe and added up numerous titles to her credentials.

Positions held

Throughout her life, she performed many roles and her skills eventually got global recognition. She is a mentor who is from KPJAYI –Krishna Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute – the one and the only officially recognized Institute of Ashtanga Yoga worldwide; Also, she is a professional - American Council on Exercise (ACE), and also The Reebok University and personal training and the world renowned Institute of Pilates, Stott in Canada;a certified Yoga teacher from prominent Yoga schools such as Vivekananda Yoga Kendra, and the Bangalore and Sivananda Yoga Kendra, Kerala and also the trainer on the show “The Biggest Loser” in India. She has a diploma in Naturopathy and Detox from The Hippocrates Center in Australia. She has also covered various parts of the world studying with various masters like Richard Freeman, Dena Kingsberg, PremCarlisi, Lino Miele, and Rolf Naujokat. She also has her TV show called Yoga City, which airs on NDTV, inspiring people to take up yoga in their day to day life. She is also a well-known fitness consultant and has mentored many Bollywood hotshots like AishwaryaRaiBachchan, Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More... , Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu, born in January 7,1979 in Delhi, is >> Read More... andDeepika Padukone, as well as industrialists Avanti and Yash Birla and the Kingfisher swimsuit calendar models. She is currently undergoing a correspondence course in naturopathy from an Australian university. She was also a part of the faculty at the global summit of the Young Presidents Organization held in Bhutan.

Achievements

She was bestowed with numerous awards and recognitions namely: Woman of the Year by Elle magazine in 2004, The Pantene Shine Award in 2004, Cover of India Today and Man’s World, A mention in Time Magazine, Asia, Featuring in various magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Elle, India Today, Society and Savvy, being voted by Vogue Magazine, India 2014 as one of the three women redefining physical beauty ideals in India and Face of the Fitness Campaign 2015 for Elle Magazine, India. She also delivered a phenomenal talk at the TEDX event held at the UN Headquarters in NYC, 2013.