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Easy Yoga Practices for Menopause Relief

Dr Hansaji Yogendra, Director of The Yoga Institute and President of the Indian Yoga Association has trained over one lakh yoga teachers till date. She has been instrumental in helping design the yoga education syllabus for schools that was implemented throughout the country by NCERT, …

Meet skincare’s miracle ingredient: Ghee

Blending tradition with innovation, ghee, a kitchen’s best kept secret, finds its way into the realm of skincare. Ghee’s golden hues, steeped in goodness and a part of ancient remedies, merges seamlessly with modern beauty rituals. Like an alchemist’s magical touch, ghee transforms, nourishes, and …

Fashion Files: The Evolution of Style

What does it mean to have style? What is the future of fashion? Beejliving explores the heartbeat of fashion’s evolution, delving into insights from slow fashion designers and influential editors, stitching together perspectives on style, the industry’s challenges, and the transformative future ahead. Rajeswari Mavuri, …

The Heritage Bride by Asha Gautam

Delhi-based heirloom bridal label Asha Gautam completed a quarter century in 2023. BeejLiving travels to New Delhi to trace its journey through warp and weft In 1998, Asha Gupta fused her love for India’s rich artistry and craftsmanship with her discerning fashion sensibilities. She embarked …

From Darkness to Light

Inspired by ancient philosophies and spiritual practices, sister-duo Jahnavi and Kamala through their community Samādhi Collective are creating a space to deepen the understanding of the self An unlikely sibling duo immersed in the world of mantra and meditation, Jahnavi and Kamala were born in …

Lessons I Have Learned From My Fellow Animal City Dwellers

Time spent walking the streets of Mumbai this monsoon has opened my eyes to urban animals’ admirable qualities. BeejLiving explores When the world finally opened up, I decided that I needed to spend more time outdoors and, at the same time, pencil in more exercise. …

Neeti Mehra is an award-winning, multidimensional communications professional and brand consultant with 20+ years of experience in bringing stories to life. She works as an independent storyteller at the intersection of sustainability, ecology and people, shaping the voice of homegrown and international brands. In 2007, she founded Beejliving, a multi-disciplinary platform that records our living traditions, making them accessible and relevant to a young, curious audience. Through the lens of modernity, she interprets ancient practices, showing there is an alternate, viable path to living a fast-paced, burnt-out life. In 2024, she was featured on the cover of The Week magazine's health supplement for being the leading voice in advocating slow living in India. In February, she launched the #BeejLivingPowerCircle a B2B platform targeted to help conscious businesses in India scale.

Neeti has partnered on projects with leading global brands such as Marriott International, Jaipur Rugs, AB InBev, South African Tourism and the India Wine Awards. She is a former editor with FICCI’s India Travel, LuxeBook, and Indian Express Newspapers.
She has been published in over 60 global publications such as Lonely Planet, Vogue, Condé Nast Traveller, GQ, The Hindu, Business Traveller UK, The Spruce, Treehugger and The Times of India, writing about responsible luxury and sustainable living.
A Technical Accountant, Neeti has a Post Graduate Certificate in Yoga & Tantra and Indian Aesthetics from Jnanapravaha. She has completed a CSR workshop with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. A student of Vedic studies since the past six years, she has also been studying Sanskrit. She has studied traditional knowledge of Ayurveda, Jyotish and Tantra with world-renowned Ayurvedic practitioner, Dr Robert Svoboda. A wine lover, she finished her WSET Level 1 award in wine with a perfect score.