On 21st July, International Yoga Day, there's a lot of excitement around this age-old practice. It is well known that India introduced the world to yoga. But the way the world has adopted it, not just as a fitness trend but also a way of life, is surprising. Yoga offers multitude benefits for the wellness of the mind and body. Each asana has a strong reasoning behind it and aims to help certain aspects of your overall wellness.It is for this reason that the common man has adopted yoga as part of his/her daily routine. A walk in any residential area's park at 6am will have you witness 'yoga clubs' where people of all ages, men and women, come and practice yoga every day. It has replaced the 'morning walk' phenomena for many, in urban cities and towns.

But yoga has transcended beyond the middle class too. Celebrities are taking it on with fervour. In India, actors like Shilpa Shetty and Bipasha Basu have even started teaching yoga commercially, by way of books and instructional CDs. This trend is not limited to India alone, famous personalities across the world are now avid yoga enthusiasts. Robert Downey Jr. aka Iron Man, Miley Cyrus and Charlize Theron are only some of the popular names from Hollywood who swear by yoga.


