Before International Yoga Day on Thursday, here’s looking at the impact yoga has had on the lives of Bollywood’s biggest stars. We also have pictures, physics-defying videos and words of wisdom.
Before International Yoga Day on Thursday, here’s looking at the impact yoga has had on the lives of Bollywood’s biggest stars. We also have pictures, physics-defying videos and words of wisdom.
Shilpa Shetty
“Courage is attempting what you are scared of...Doing yoga for 15 years now and I have no shame in admitting that I was “scared” to attempt the Sirsaasana,” wrote Shilpa alongside a video. She is probably Bollywood’s biggest proponent of yoga - she has even released her yoga videos.
Alia Bhatt
Alia practices a subset of yoga called anti-gravity yoga. The actor has shared several pictures and videos of herself practising yoga, and has said that she works out even on holidays.
Malaika Arora
The 44-year-old celeb shared a series of videos leading up to International Yoga Day, inviting her fans to “Inhale. Exhale. And immerse yourself in a world of well-being.” She advised them to ‘remain present’ through ‘conscious breathing’ and ‘controlled movements’.
Bipasha Basu
“Yoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists,” Bipasha wrote on International Yoga Day.
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Kareena famously lost a lot of weight post giving birth to her son, Taimur. She credited the quick weight loss to a mix of Pilates, yoga and other workouts. “Bebo knows her body so well, so we knew exactly what works for her. We did a lot of Fly Fit—it’s the baby I’ve created, a mix of aerial yoga and Pilates,” her yoga instructor, Anshuka Parwani told Vogue.
Jacqueline Fernandez
Jacqueline calls herself a yogini and practises another kind of yoga, called pole yoga. She shared a picture of herself mid-pose, which became a popular meme.
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Ira has written eight books including fiction, non fiction and children’s books. Ira has won several awards for her work including the UK Media Award for her work on bride trafficking and the Devi Women’s Award for dynamism and innovation.
In 2017, she was honoured as one of BBC’s 100 most influential women in the world. She holds the highest training in yoga, the Acharya training from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre.