1 / 28Deepika Mehta International is a star. Deepika has worked with Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra as a fitness trainer. Deepika had trained Priyanka for the movie 'Don'. Deepika is also popular on social media as a hot yoga teacher on social media.2 / 28Deepika is very famous for her yoga training. She was made the face for Elle India's fitness campaign in 2015.3 / 28In 1997 Deepika Mehta had a tragic rock climbing accident, that had doctors tell her that she will never walk again.4 / 28Deepika did not give up, as she sought alternative approaches to heal and found Yoga.5 / 28Deepika Mehta then started practicing Pranayam and meditation and eventually dove deep into the chasm of education and practice; seeking alternative healing techniques6 / 28Deepika Mehta initially went to Sivananda Yoga Kendra in Kerala, where she did her Teacher Training7 / 28Deepika Mehta then moved to the practice of Ashtanga Yoga and met her Guru, Shri K Pattabhi Jois in 2002.8 / 28Deepika Mehta has travelled to various parts of the world and has studied with various masters like Richard Freeman, Dena Kingsberg, Prem Carlisi, Lino Miele, and Rolf Naujokat.9 / 28Deepika Mehta also has her own Television show called Yoga City.10 / 28Deepika Mehta has also trained some of India’s most famous celebrities such as Aishwarya Rai - Dhoom 2, Priyanka Chopra for Don, Bipasha Basu - Doom 2, Deepika Padulone, Preity Zinta, Vidya Balan, Avanti and Yash Birta, Lisa Haydon, Jacqueline Fernandez, Alia Bhatt, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Anupama Chopra, Neha Dhupia and Nimrat Kaur.11 / 28Deepika Mehta has also been the master trainer on the show ‘The Biggest Loser’ in India12 / 28Deepika Mehta has also been featured as one of the three women redefining beauty ideals in India in Vogue magazine 2014.13 / 28She has also been the face of the fitness campaign 2015 with Elle India, and has been featured in various other publications and given a Dance/Yoga presentation and talk at the TedX event at the UN Headquarters in NYC.14 / 28Deepika Mehta lives in Mumbai, where she teaches regular classes in Bandra. 15 / 28She is known as a yoga guru who helps her students achieve ultimate mind and body experiences with Ashtanga Yoga, diet and lifestyle changes.16 / 28Deepika Mehta is a Level-2 authorised teacher from Kpjayi. She has been on the forefront of Yoga,fitness and wellness in India since 2001. Deepika is known for her motivational and inspirational style of teaching, believing that anyone can achieve what they want if they put their mind to it.17 / 28Since Deepika used Yoga to heal herself from an accident she had several years ago,she believes deeply in the power of the healing process of the practice. Deepika Loves to incorporate dance into her teaching mix.18 / 28Deepika is also has fitness trainer certification from the Stott Pilates Center, Reebok University and ACE (American Council of Exercise).19 / 28After the tragic accident she healed herself with yoga and achieved the ultimate body-and-mind experience.20 / 28Deepika is quite active on social media and you can find her in every yoga pose you can imagine — some of these will make your jaws drop just as quickly as they’ll inspire you to roll out a mat and do some yoga21 / 28It’s just amazing to see all the daring postures Deepika can do. She has over 1,50,000 followers on Instagram, including actor Alia Bhatt. 22 / 28Deepika teachs yoga just as much as she teachs self-acceptance.23 / 28Deepika, who travels the world teaching yoga in exotic locations, is full to the brim with love and yoga knowledge.24 / 28If you live in Mumbai, you should make the time to go to one of her yoga classes, where she offers workshops that focus on core strength training drills and build up to basic and more advanced arm balances, as well as acing headstands, forearm balance or handstands. 25 / 28Deepika, who reportedly wanted to become a professional jazz dancer, has been practising yoga for almost two decades and has an incredible story as to how she got into it.26 / 28A note on her website, Now We Are, reads: 'She encountered the teaching while on the quest to heal herself from a near death rock climbing accident. When doctors told her she would never walk again, she took matters into her own hands and found the healing powers of Ashtanga, meditation and Pranayama. Today, Deepika is one of the most recognisable teachers in India and spends most of her time teaching around the world!” 27 / 28Deepika is a reliable source for scenic yoga shots and her whole Instagram is a breath of fresh air. Nothing pretentious about her. Just a fit woman doing some yoga — and inspiring everyone else to do the same.28 / 28You can visit her Instagram page and get inspired to lead a better and healthy lifestyle this international Yoga Day 2020