Mandakini Puri Rox was born and raised at Sri Santosh Puri Ashram on the banks of Ma Ganga, where she continues to live and serve today. Rooted in the traditional sanyasi lineage of her parents and gurus, Santosh Puri Maharaj and Narvada Puri Mataji, she was immersed from childhood in a life of Karma Yoga, devotion, service, and spiritual practice. Her mother, Narvada Puri Mataji, has been her main Yoga teacher, and this direct transmission has remained the deepest foundation of her path.

A dedicated practitioner and natural teacher from a young age, Mandakini began leading study groups and teaching yoga while still in her teens. She later became a Yoga Acharya and holds Master’s degrees in Yogic Science & Human Excellence. She has also studied yantra painting, bringing together practical wisdom, creativity, and traditional yogic knowledge.

For over 20 years, Mandakini has been teaching and managing programs at YogAnga Retreat, where she shares hatha yoga, pranayama, Ayurvedic cooking, yantra painting, homa fire practices, and kirtan. Her teaching is deeply grounded in the living tradition of the ashram and in a lifelong spirit of service, simplicity, and devotion.

In 2013, Mandakini was blessed with a beautiful baby boy, Rudraksh. She finds grounding in motherhood and in cultivating the qualities of care, compassion, and self-sacrifice, which continue to deepen her spiritual life and service.