Entrepreneur and director
of The Belgadia Palace and princess from the Royal Family of Mayurbhanj,
Mrinalika Bhanjdeo, 28, started practicing yoga seven years ago and three years
ago, she started teaching it too. It seeped into my everyday life and even
though I did not enter the practice of yoga with the intention of making
changes in my lifestyle, it made me aware of how I live my life—from what and
how I eat, to having a phone-life balance,” says Bhanjdeo.
The stress caused by the
digital medium is one of the main things yoga helps address, says the hatha
yoga exponent. “The practice of yoga helped me master my breath, which was the
first step to learning how to control my mind. We are bombarded with external
stimulation which throws us off balance, especially as we live in the digital
age where our biggest health concerns are related to poor lifestyle choices,”
she says. Those choices are what you can address with mindfulness.
Bhanjdeo especially
recommends “meditation to relax the body and mind” with nadi shodhana
(alternate nostril cleansing) and sheetal pranayama which helps improve the
flow of oxygen into the body, lowers blood pressure, and calms the mind and
body. For common ailments and
problems she suggests cat/cow poses to improve circulation through spine and
core and the cobra pose to “open up the chest and improve lung capacity” as
well as alleviate lower back pain. She also advocates popular and relatively
simpler poses like the standing forward bend and tree pose that help improve
flexibility and balance. At Calorie Burn Centre, 3B Lovelock Place; The Salt
House, 40 Shakespeare Sarani Tel 9830290530
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