Celebrities who do yoga: Meghan Markle, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, Gwyneth Paltrow and 7 more A-listers who swear by yoga for staying cool, calm and collected in tough times

Jan 24 , 2021

Justin Timberlake, Hilaria Baldwin and Meghan Markle all find their inner zen with yoga. Photos: Reuters; BANG Showbiz; AFP

Meghan Markle learned it from her yogi mum, Miley Cyrus says it helps her mental health and Maroon 5’s Adam Levine claims it improves his decision making abilities: 11 celebrities on the reasons they love yoga

It’s clear that yoga is beneficial for the body, mind and soul. Just 20 minutes per day practising this ancient form of exercise can have a monumental effect on our stress and energy levels. So it’s no wonder yoga has proved popular with overworked and over-tired celebrities. These stars are dedicated yogis and won’t travel anywhere without their mats …

Miranda Kerr

The former Victoria’s Secret model is a firm believer in daily yoga. Kerr prefers to follow the principles of Kundalini yoga, which she first discovered at home at the Dharma Shala yoga centre in Bondi Beach Australia when she was 18. On her blog, the catwalk star wrote: “Through my almost two decades of practising, I’ve found that it’s helped me develop a deeper mind/body connection, and having a daily practice has helped me remain grounded and calm despite outside noise or stress. It’s also allowed me to build and appreciate a stronger bond with myself and my loved ones.”

Russell Brand

Comedian and podcaster Russell Brand claims that yoga changed his life, and helps him stay off drugs. Photo: AFP

British comedian Russell Brand is also a dedicated Kundalini follower and believes that it has helped him stay sober and avoid alcoholism and drug use. In addition, Brand regularly devotes himself to mindfulness exercises and meditates a lot in order to curb his fears and stress. The actor once posted a video to his YouTube channel titled “This is How Yoga Changed My Life!” in which he discussed how his practice helped him. He said: “For me, what it has done is it’s served as a way of helping me to live without the kind of physical intensity that different aspects of addition I have suffered from provided.”

Miley Cyrus

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