Yoga has been one of the most influential workouts in the history of rejuvenating people’s bodies, minds, and souls. June 21 is celebrated as the ‘International Yoga Day’ every year. Since morning many Bollywood celebrities have taken to social media handles to share pictures of themselves from their yoga sessions.
Several celebrities including Shilpa Shetty have been endorsing yoga as a way of sweating it out for many years and have also released a few DVDs of her performing yoga.
Bollywood celebrities have been yoga’s greatest advocates for many years now and they swear by it to maintain their physique, looks, and even their mental health.
On International Yoga Day, here is a list of fit Bollywood celebrities who believe in the power of yoga.
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Actors like Shilpa Shetty, Sara Ali Khan, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Rakul Preet Singh, Kangana Ranaut, and others shared posts on the day and also revealed their favourite asanas.
In a long Instagram post and video, Shilpa Shetty spoke on the importance of yoga and breathing exercises. In her caption, she wrote, “Happy World Yoga Day. BREATHE… it’s THE most important function that the body performs. Breathing right helps provide oxygen to the organs to perform all the crucial processes, from cognition to digestion to strengthening the immune system. So, on World Yoga Day, let’s start by practicing the Bhramari Pranayama. It helps generate up to 15% more nitric oxide through the vibrations of the humming sound, ‘Aum’. This, in turn, helps early recovery and healing from Covid-19. Spare a few minutes to focus on your breathing today with the Bhramari Pranayama. It relaxes the mind and lowers stress while improving concentration and alleviating anxiety. Tag 3 friends who MUST start their day by breathing right. Tab tak, swasth raho, mast raho!”
Speaking about her most preferred asana, Shilpa Shetty wrote on Instagram recently, “Sometimes, one needs to start their week on a calm and quiet note. Today is one such day for me when I just want to relax my mind and calm myself down. So today, I practiced the Parsva Sukhasana. It helps relieve the pent-up stress and anxiety that gradually affects the immune system and one’s overall health. Physically, it helps stretch the neck, shoulders, obliques, and back.”
Atrangi Re star Sara Ali Khan wrote in her Instagram caption, “Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self. Happy International Yoga Day.” Rakul Preet, who was recently seen in Sardar Ka Grandson revealed her morning routine. She wrote on Instagram, “Started off Yoga day today by doing Kunjar kriya, as advised by my holistic nutritionist @munmun.ganeriwal .. Feeling super clean, light, happy and energetic.”
The B-Town actors are active proponents of yoga and practice it religiously in their personal lives too.
Like Kangana Ranaut Monday shared a long note on how yoga helped her sister Rangoli Chandel, regain her confidence after a horrific acid attack. In another post, Kangana also shared her own belief in India’s age-old tradition around physical and mental fitness.