On International Yoga Day, here are 13 celebrities who are Yoga ready, always

By Rashita Sahni

on June 21, 2019

International Day of Yoga, or commonly referred to as International Yoga Day, is celebrated annually on 21 June since its inception in 2015. An international day for yoga was declared unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly. Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice originated in India which is done by several people for good health and mental relaxation.

Yoga has gained widespread popularly ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the establishment of the International Day on June 21, 2015. While Yoga is known to be a natural healer of various diseases and has been practiced for thousands of years, it was earlier considered old school and meant only for old people. However, today, it has become one of the top fitness regimes and our Bollywood celebrities are leading the way in modernization of Yoga. Several celebrities are often spotted endorsing and promoting Yoga for a good cause. Not only this, but some have also invested in Yoga centers.

On International Yoga Day 2019, here is a list of 13 celebrities who are Yoga ready, always.

Amitabh Bachchan

Big B has spoken about the benefits of Yoga not once but several times. The actor is a firm believer of the practice and has been practicing Yoga for a long period of time now.

Shilpa Shetty Kundra

How can we talk about Yoga and not mention Shilpa's name? The actress has taken Yoga to another level in India. The actress recently also launched her own holistic wellness application to help people stay healthy.

Akshay Kumar

Health comes first for Mr. Khiladi and there are no two ways about it. The actor loves to do Yoga and especially with his family members.

Twinkle Khanna

Twinkle, who is a regular Yoga follower, tweeted this morning, "I don’t follow any Guru-just the principles of Yoga. Corruption is like rust, eventually creeps over even ironclad wills, which is why a book over a person perhaps :)". Twinkle makes sure to follow Yoga, regularly.

Malaika Arora

Malaika, who is a fitness enthusiast, had recently launched her own Yoga centre called Diva Yoga Studio. The actress makes sure to stay healthy with the practice of Yoga.

Bipasha Basu

A popular fitness icon of the nation, Bipasha credits yoga for her super fit self. The actress is known to believe in leading a healthy lifestyle that is incomplete without regular yoga sessions. She has her own fitness channel on youtube, which is solely dedicated to maintaining a healthy body through yoga, meditation and other exercises.

Kareena Kapoor Khan

Kareena is another actress who practices yoga and meditation on a regular basis. She is one of the fittest actors in the industry today and has managed to maintain a great physique with the help of a strict diet, stricter daily schedule supported by yoga exercises.

Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta, the former beauty queen is another Bollywood celebrity who endorses the power of yoga and firmly believes in it. The actress has her own Youtube channel where uploads videos of her performing yoga exercises. The actress had also practiced prenatal yoga during her pregnancy and had posted pictures of the same on social media.

Kangana Ranaut

An avid lover of Yoga, Kangana makes sure to support and spread Yoga everywhere. She firmly believes that yoga along with some exercises helps create a strong, flexible and leaner body.

Deepika Padukone

Deepika is again known to be one of the fittest actors in the film industry. She is known to be an avid practitioner of power yoga.

Alia Bhatt

The youngest and the most enthusiastic Yoga love is none other than Alia. The actress, who believes in staying fit forever, makes sure to practice the art of Yoga regularly.

Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput

Actor Shahid and his wife Mira invested in Indian yoga and wellness startup SARVA, joining Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez and a host of others in making yoga-based wellness a part of modern lifestyle. The list of global investors in SARVA, spearheaded by yogi-turned- entrepreneur Sarvesh Shashi, also includes Malaika Arora. The two are often spotted at Yoga centres, performing the art together.

Jacqueline Fernandez

Jacqueline is an ardent follower of yoga. The actress discovered this spiritual and physical form of exercise a decade ago when she came to India and since then she has been following it.

(Source: Peeping Moon)