Being in the spotlight 24/7 is a stressful way to live, and what better way to relax and get in touch with yourself than practicing yoga? These celebs know as much and are therefore major yoga enthusiasts. From Britney Spears to Sting, these guys have found their zen!
Gal Gadot
She is the ultimate superwoman both on and off-screen. Winning over the world with her performance as the first woman superhero in Wonder Woman and showing off her genuine personality, she is also a life-long yoga fanatic!
Super Woman’s Super-Yoga
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Gadot claimed that her yoga practices were upped in preparation for her role as superwoman, but she added weightlifting into the mix to bulk up her muscles before playing the Amazon warrior princess!
Don't stop flexing, there's more!
Kendal Kardashian
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Another part of the Kardashian/ Jenner family that knows how to yoga like a pro is blossoming model Kendal Jenner. The brunette beauty uses yoga as a key tool to maintain her figure and posture.
Yoga Pants Princess
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She is regularly seen flashing new and stunning yoga pants as she runs off to yoga sessions around LA.
Miley Cyrus
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She has come a very long way from her wild days, Miley Cyrus is no more a pop-star than a dedicated yogi! She often shares videos on Instagram showing us how she gets her flow on, and how insanely flexible she is.
Go Yoga or Go Crazy
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Cyrus is a fan of Ashtanga yoga which is a modern-day form of classical Indian yoga.
Gisele Bundchen
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She may have retired from full-time modeling, but it does not stop us obsessing over the beautiful yoga-posed pictures she uploads on her Instagram! Especially those of her and her adorable daughter trying to copy her moves.
Finding her Zen
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The supermodel claims that she started her yoga practices at the young age of 20, just when she got started on her serious modeling career. Yoga and meditation was her respite when she needed clarity and to escape the stress of her early modeling days.
Hilaria Thomas Baldwin
She is something of a yoga extraordinaire. In fact, she is a yoga instructor herself! She has even convinced her husband, Alec Baldwin to take part in a couple’s workout in for a part in her yoga instructing DVD.
A Yoga Instructor and a Half
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Saying you’re too inflexible for yoga is like saying you’re too dirty to take a bath,” is one of her quotes she says to her yoga students who worship the gorgeous and fit mother of three.
Jessica Biel
Who isn’t obsessed with Jessica Biel and her adorable relationship with hubby Justin Timberlake? But one of the key tools that help her maintain balance and success in her life is her dedication to yoga practice.
Yoga Ambassador
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She practices yoga every second day claiming, "Yoga is a constant for me because it keeps my muscles long and flexible." Yoga is so much a part of her life, that Gaiam, a yoga-centered company, has named her their brand ambassador for 2018!
Chris Pratt
With his newfound A-list fame after Guardian of the Galaxy and other Marvell films, Chris Pratt has joked about the new intense beauty routine he has found himself in, saying:
'‘Needless to say it's been a hell of a ride. I now have a certified aura translator on staff! (Glowing.) I got a yoga guy. An herb doctor. An alchemist who's working around the clock on formulas to turn my sweat into magic potion’ but while the hunk may be kidding around, he has in fact recently gotten into yoga
Yoga-Fun
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Yoga can be used in more than just the serious meditative way- When he posed for a red-carpet picture with pregnant co-star Zoe Saldana, he showed off a yoga pose that including pushing out his belly so mimicking her pregnant pose!
Candice Swanepoel
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This South African-born supermodel is regularly snapped in her tight yoga pants on her way to a class- and no one is complaining!
Picture Perfect
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Candice Swanepoel has revealed yoga is part of her method for keeping in the picture-perfect shape she is in, ‘"There's no better feeling than when you're strong, fit and capable," she told InStyle. "I like doing activities that I enjoy so that it doesn't get tedious. "I do a mixture of yoga, Pilates and boxing”
Robert Downey Jr.
Yoga has been one of Robert Downey Jr. saving grace. For this star, it is not only something that keeps him in shape, but it has helped him get over his serious struggles with addiction and substance abuse.
Inner Awareness and Peace
Downey revealed that yoga sessions help him reach a calm state as well as help him reflect on his inner self. Yoga has long been one of the methods which addiction centers use to help addicts overcome. Modern yoga teaches one how to connect mind, body, and gain self-awareness which is the first step to overcoming an addiction.
Miranda Kerr
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Miranda Kerr said that yoga has been a big part of her recovery at a time when she needed help the most. She said that after her breakup with Orlando Bloom she took the time to take care of her soul and mind: “all of the answers you need are deep inside of you. Sit with yourself, take a few breaths and get close to your spirit.”
Healthy Mind First
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Miranda also meditates twice a day and is on a healthy diet, or actually, a healthy way of life.
Adam Levine
Adam, like many of us, used to be skeptical of the benefits of yoga practices until he became a full-fledged yogi! The super sexy singing sensation has credited yoga as one of the secrets to maintaining his amazing body and his zen!
Getting into His Zen
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Adam even has a favorite yoga position- Sirsasana which required you to have our head upside down! It is said to stimulate the brain and sharpen the mind. Adam does not ever start a show without practicing his yoga moves for at least an hour before he hits the staged.
Reese Witherspoon
Another superwoman on our list. Reese is a successful actress, an entrepreneur, a mother, and she still has time to practice her yoga 3-4 times a week!
Yoga for the Famous
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She practices with the well-known celeb yoga coach and expert Krischen Hagenlocher who is also the yoga instructor for Julia Roberts, Isla Fisher, and Eva Mendes! She told ASICS fitness retreat regarding Reese: ‘"We practice strong flow around three times a week. All of my actresses do beautiful yoga,".
Russel Brand
When you think of Russel Brand, one of the first things that pops into your mind is yoga. Indeed, Brand has been a long-time yoga enthusiast and much like Robert Downey Jr., his yoga tale is inspiring- He went from being a drug and alcohol addict to a yoga teacher and meditator.
Talented Teacher
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Brand's favored brand of yoga is Kundalini yoga, which is based on focus and awareness. He is so grateful for what yoga has done for his life that he often gives his own yoga classes in an open studio.
Bar Refaeli
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Another supermodel who is a yoga enthusiast- Israeli born Bar Refaeli has recently gotten into the art and is led in her yoga sequences by the same yoga instructor as Adam Levine- Chad Dennis.
Yoga Anywhere
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Refaeli has recently taken part in Chad Denis’s series for Buick’s 24 Hours of Happiness Test Drive content series and showed off how easy it is to get fit even in your car! The series shows how Refaeli can do multiple poses using only the car as her prop.
Lebron James
Yoga is not only popular amongst supermodels, but it is also a regular practice amongst athletes including NFL and NBA players, after all, they need something to balance the grueling amount of strain put on their bodies. Lebron James is one of the sports stars who is also a total yogi.
Keeping his Head in the Game
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James is said to have been taking yoga classes for years, and he describes it as a mind-body technique that keeps him ahead of the curve.
Sting
Definitely the most dedicated if our celebs on this list is Sting- he has not missed a day of yoga practice in 20 years! He and his wife, Trudie Styler are into Ashtanga and Jivamukti yoga and they practice together for 60 to 90 minutes before breakfast each morning.
Sanity in a Hectic Life
Sting has given yoga credit for helping him keep a state of tranquillity throughout his hectic career, ‘Yoga is a great way to offset the downsides of touring by bringing much-needed peace and sanity into what can be a hectic life. Like music, yoga is a journey - one that is long enough so you keep developing and keep learning. I don't see an end to it.’- sounds like he is one huge yoga fan!
Selena Gomez
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Selena has had one hectic year, from topping the charts with hit after hit to having a kidney replacement, so we are glad she has had yoga to help her keep a level head throughout it all.
Very Hot Yoga
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Selena has been spotted with her on again, off again boyfriend Justin Bieber attending hot yoga sessions together. Let’s hope the asana spirit stays with these two!
Rosie Huntington-Whitely
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Yup, yet another supermodel on our list! Victoria Secret Model Rosie has been vocal about how she always follows up her intense workout with some yoga flow.
A Body to Die For
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It is something that helps her stretch out her long limbs and maintain her killer figure, the model is often spotted, gorgeous gym wear and all, on her way to yoga classes which she tries to squeeze in at least three times a week.
Woody Harrelson
As much as Woody Harrelson seems like a dude, he is totally into a healthy lifestyle. He loves his yoga. Whenever he can, he stays off the grid and sticks to some long yoga sessions in Hawaii.
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He loves a yoga practice called yogassage. It's a partner-style form of yoga where each partner takes turns in making the other bend, twist and stretch, as yoga lovers do.
Naomi Campbell
one of the most legendary names in modelling history, Naomi Campbell has been a yogi for years and years.
Zoning Into her Zen
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Her brilliant yoga moves were revealed to the world when she posted a video of her yoga moves n Instagram, it showed her in a black leotard moving through poses like a ballet dancer whose cross-trained in Zen! It has since been removed, but the image will stay in our minds forever.
Beyoncé
What can’t Beyoncé do? Yoga is yet another one of Queen B’s talents. Beyoncé practices yoga at least once a week and has been open about how it helps her maintain her killer curves.
NamasBey
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Since Beyoncé is such an enthusiast, it makes sense that there is a whole yoga movement inspired by her- NamasBey. This Beyoncé-themed yoga classes originated in Los Angeles and there are now similar types over the world. The point of the class is to combine yoga with a love of Queen B in order to make the class a fun, judgment-free environment.
Chris Evans
on-screen, Evans plays a yoga-amateur who takes some classes to try to impress a woman he likes by attending the yoga class she gives.
A Real-Life Pro
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But in real life, Evans knows a move or two! He has been practicing yoga for years and it was even his new year's resolution back in 2012. He wrote:
‘"I've had the same New Year's resolution for, like, a decade, but I really think I'm going to do it this year. I always say I should do more yoga. I'm getting old” let’s hope this was one resolution he stuck to!
Britney Spears
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All one has to do is scroll through the pop-stars Instagram page to see just what a yoga enthusiast she is- Britney is constantly posting impressive pics of her standing upside down or doing some sort of yoga pose that cases major yoga-envy!
Consistency is Key
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Britney credits her dedication to yoga as something that has helped her keep her toned physique. She practices twice a week with the owner of EQI Yoga Studio, Elizabeth I.
Emmy Rossum
Unlike her character from Shameless who is always surrounded by chaos and does not have what one would call the best coping-mechanisms, in real life Emmy Rossum practices healthy living including yoga-practice!
Yoga Over Wine
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She has stressed that when it comes to stress-relief, she will always choose exercise over opening a bottle, “I think a Band-Aid and really you need a yoga class or to take a nap or a bubble bath,”
Maralyn Monroe
Who would have thought that the sultry blonde sex symbol of the golden days was also a fitness guru and devotee of the yoga art?
Another Side of Marilyn
There are many photos of her showing off some asanas. Along with the yoga side of Marilyn, came a deep side too, many have revealed that she used her yoga time for introspection and quite time during her crazy life.
Lady Gaga
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Gaga has had a tough year, having to cancel many performances due to her chronic pain and health issues. But it seems she has taken on yoga practices to help her reach a state of health once again and we are all routing for her!
Never Misses a Fashion Step
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She recently posted a mirror selfie mid-yoga session captioning it “#Athletic fashion can happen anywhere,” we wish Gaga health and much Zen!
Alesandra Ambrosio
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She is the first on our list of many supermodels who are into yoga. Victoria Secret models are known to be yogis since the practice helps maintain posture and uprightness which are both essential to modeling!
Yoga Before the Catwalk
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Ambrosio has been vocal about how yoga is one of the key tricks for her and her fellow angel’s preparations to walk the runway of the annual high-pressure Victoria Secret fashion show.
Kim Kardashian
Of course, Kimmy K has hopped on the popular bandwagon of yoga culture too! Kim Kardashian in yoga pants is a common site, she is one celeb who knows the secrets to keeping in shape and yoga is high up on the list.
Naked Yoga Anyone?
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An insider once let slip that Kim and Kanye take yoga classes together with a private trainer - naked… guess that’s one way to turn up the romance…
Emilia Clarke
The fierce ‘Mother of Dragons’ also knows how to cool it down and reach her asana. And the secret of how Game of Thrones actors prepare for their scenes have been revealed- yoga poses!
From Generation to Generation
Clarke claims that her mom is her number one health and fitness inspiration and taught her the tricks of yoga which is amongst her exercise routines.
Lindsay Lohan
This star has been keeping fairly out of sight the last few years after a series of tumultuous years that had her constantly in the tabloids, but it seems now Lohan is all about that healthy life including lots of yoga, namely, “erotic yoga”.
Sexy Yoga
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The star claims this yoga keeps her fit while building her self-confidence. Describing ‘erotic yoga’ she claimed, “ you sweat so much, it's so good. The class starts with yoga, and then some stretching that feels like Pilates. Then everyone starts to move around the room really slow and really sensual. It's beautiful to watch."
Ellie Golding
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Who can forget that adorable Instagram pic of the singer doing an impressive yoga pose underwater! From then on, we knew Golding had hopped on to the yoga train.
Sharing with the world
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The 30-year-old singing sensation is not afraid to show her yoga talents to the word and regularly shares snaps of her in weird and wonderful looking poses. It is refreshing to see the healthy path Miss Golding is on!
Lea Michelle
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The former Glee star is talented in more than one way, not only can she sing and act, but it looks like she has enviable yoga-moves too! in fact she is so well-versed she was caught doing the move on a paddleboat in Miami.
The power of the room
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Michelle has always been an advocate for how yoga improves your lifestyle, and how even the energy in the room where she practises can power her for the day.
Suki Waterhouse
Face of Burberry and the It-girl of Britain, Waterhouse is one busy lady, but thanks to her dedication to Vinyasa yoga she is able to keep her zen throughout it all.
Pilates in the Park
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Vinyasa yoga is not the only yoga she does, Waterhouse is also a fan of Triyoga and hot yoga. She stated, ‘I do Vinyasa yoga and I’ll work out with a trainer Dan Roberts in Richmond Park near where I live.’
Karlie Kloss
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Why is it not surprising that there is yet another Victoria Secret angel on our list? It seems yoga is an angels best friends! Karlie Kloss is an avid yogi and has even performed in videos with the Yoga Flow YouTube channel.
Marathon Ready
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Kloss is also a marathon runner and has claimed her yoga workouts improve her strength and flexibility which helps her perform her best.
Lena Dunham
Award-winning creator, writer and actress Dunham pretty much seems to do it all. And everyone who watched Girls can’t help but fallen love with her brilliance. Dunham’s walks to the beat of her own drum, and yoga is part of her rhythm.
Yoga BFF
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Her yoga instructor, Beth Cook, is also her best friend and the two are spending more and ore time together and Dunham becomes quite the burgeoning yogi.
Martha Hunt
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And another Victoria Secret angel that fell from heaven, Martha Hunt uses yoga as one of her key ingredients to getting in that perfect shape before she walks the runway.
Yoga mat priority
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Hunt has a variety of workout plans, but usually keeps it simple matching off to the park with the only equipment she needs, namely a yoga mat!
Kate Hudson
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Hudson is a long-time devotee of the yoga art. The talented actress owns her own line of active-wear, Fabletics, and has released a book on fitness detailing how she keeps active.
Fabulously Fit
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Hudson is particularly fond of transcendental meditation as well as Kundalini yoga, a yoga that focuses on the brain. Clearly healthy body and healthy mind is quite the literal in this case.
Hailey Baldwin
Hailey is the step-daughter of the yogi Hilaria Baldwin and it seems some of her love for yoga has seemed down to the younger generation. The gorgeous Hailey Baldwin is quickly becoming a model in her own league and is an avid yoga enthusiast.
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
Hailey is regularly seen strutting her stuff in yoga pants with one or two of her gorgeous pals like Gigi Hadid or Cara Delavigne.
Matthew McConaughey
The stereotype of the resident beach bum and California hunk is Matthew McConaughey. He regularly treats spectators with a session of yoga topless on the beach.
Fitness Hero
McConaughey’s favorite move is the Hero Pose, but whether he does this because it stretches him out, or because it makes his muscles look rather perfect, he’s a yoga hero to us.
Jennifer Aniston
Aniston has attributed yoga with getting her through some of the toughest times in her life, and we hope that with her recent split for husband Justin Theroux, it continues to be a source of support!
Yoga Teacher and Best Friend
When your yoga teacher is your best friend, you know you embody the yoga way of life. such is the case with Aniston whose longtime best friend, Mandy Ingber is also her yoga instructor!
Aniston has expressed how yoga has been positive for her claiming, ‘When I started doing yoga with Mandy, I noticed many things’, Jennifer testifies. ‘My legs getting leaner. My arms getting stronger, and most importantly, I noticed an inner strength’.
Gwyneth Paltrow
