Indian yoga instructor branches out to restaurant industry after traffic accident

2024-05-21

Today we take you to meet Minesh Valand, a yoga instructor and a restaurant owner from India. He moved to Taichung in 2009 and began teaching yoga for a few years. However, due to a traffic accident he took a break from teaching and started his own Indian restaurant. FTV reporter Stephany Yang spoke to Valand to learn more about his career as a yoga teacher and restaurant founder.

Minesh Valand starts his yoga class with a few chants. Then, he leads his class through several poses.

Valand used to be a computer hardware engineer until he saw the benefits of yoga and decided to quit his job to teach yoga full-time.

Minesh Valand
Yoga instructor and restaurant founder
I was crossing almost like touching to 100 kilograms like 99 kilograms. I started yoga practice and in two months I lost the weight. My master inspired me to go with the yoga. My family is here so I am happy and definitely Taiwan is the destination. I hope to let people know what is yoga. Now I am capable to do so definitely something will come out sooner or later.

Valand moved to Taiwan in 2009 and began teaching yoga. Due to a motorcycle accident, he stopped teaching yoga for a few years.

Minesh Valand
Yoga instructor and restaurant founder
I had several damages on my body. Hands, legs, and skulls, and a lot of many places. So from there, I stopped yoga but in 2019 again I got up from the bed.

He opened his first Indian restaurant in 2015. Later, he opened up other restaurants across Taiwan. One of his recent achievements was making it onto Michelin’s new Taichung list of recommended Bib Gourmand eateries.

Minesh Valand
Yoga instructor and restaurant founder
I was missing Indian food so I chose to have an Indian restaurant. I opened my first restaurant in 2015. I have five stores. Four in Taichung, one in Hsinchu, and one more is coming up a vegetarian restaurant in Hsinchu.

Having lived in Taiwan for 15 years, Valand hopes to continue to introduce both authentic cuisine and culture from India to more people in Taiwan.

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印度瑜伽老師開餐廳獲米其林台中必比登推介

2024-05-21

今天我們帶您認識來自印度的瑜伽老師兼餐廳老闆Minesh Valand。2009 年，他搬到台中，開始教瑜伽。然而之前出了車禍，他中斷教學好一陣子，並開了自己的印度餐廳。

這堂瑜伽課，Minesh Valand帶領同學唱誦後，他們做各種瑜伽動作。

Minesh Valand當過電腦硬體工程師，發現瑜伽對身體的益處之後，決定辭去工作，全職教瑜伽。

[[瑜伽老師Minesh Valand ]]
"我體重曾經重到快100公斤、差不多99公斤，開始練習瑜伽後，過兩個月我的體重就減輕了。我的老師鼓勵我繼續練習。我的家人在這裡，所以我很高興，會一直待在台灣。我希望推廣瑜伽，現在我有能力做到這一點，遲早會有一些新任務。"

Minesh Valand於2009年來到台灣，並開始教瑜伽。因為一場機車車禍，他好幾年沒辦法上課。

[[瑜伽老師Minesh Valand ]]
"我的身體好幾個部位受傷，手、腿、頭骨，還有很多很多地方。所以從那時起，我的瑜伽課中斷，但在 2019 年我再次從床上站起來。"

2015年，他開了第一家印度餐廳，後來他又在台灣其他地方開了分店。最近更榮獲米其林台中必比登推介餐廳名單。

[[瑜伽老師Minesh Valand ]]
"我很想念印度菜，所以我選擇了開一家印度餐廳。我 2015年開了第一家餐廳。台中有四間，新竹有一間，還有一間即將在新竹開的素食餐廳。"

在台灣生活了15年的Valand希望繼續將道地的印度美食和文化介紹給更多台灣人。

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