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Original Body Care resourceWritten and reviewed by Mallika Some, instructor at Body Care by Mallika. Open her profile.How Body Care began: turning loss into a lifelong practice
Body Care grew out of Mallika Some's decision, after her husband's death in 2004, to turn lifelong yoga and fitness into a living — first as morning classes in Burdwan, then as physiotherapy-informed teaching, weight management and Face Yoga for women in India and online.
Written and reviewed by Mallika Some. Last reviewed 2026-09-08. All FAQs.
Mallika Some was drawn to yoga and sports from a young age. Later, after marriage, her days were those of a housewife. In 2004, the largest shock of her life arrived without warning: her husband died in an accident. Their son was very young. Alongside grief came a financial crisis — and she was still young herself. Simply staying at home felt impossible.
She knew she had to work. The thing she had loved since childhood — yoga and fitness — was the one path that could fill the hours with meaning and also bring in an income. That is how her fitness classes began.
I realized this would allow me to pass my time beautifully while also providing a necessary source of income, and that is exactly how my fitness classes began.
From one classroom to complete wellness
Students enrolled early, each with a different complaint — lower-back pain, neck pain, weight they wanted to lose. Yoga alone was not enough to guide them properly. That pull toward deeper knowledge led her into physiotherapy, then into weight management, and later into Face Yoga and meditation as part of complete wellness. Nearly 25 years on, Body Care still rests on that first decision: teach what you love, and keep learning so every student gets more than a copied routine.
Questions students actually ask
When did Mallika start teaching?
She began fitness and yoga classes after 2004, when she needed both purpose and income. The practice has grown for nearly 25 years since.
Where does she teach from?
Her roots are in Burdwan, West Bengal. Classes now reach women online across India and abroad, as well as students who can attend in person.
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- Beginner fitness for women
No experience needed. How Mallika Some starts complete beginners — including teenagers, new mothers, retirees and women returning after loss.
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Read how nearly 25 years of fitness, physiotherapy and Face Yoga shape every Body Care class.