International Yoga Day! Miley Cyrus to Lady Gaga: 6 Top musicians who are tuning their body to yoga

The multiple Grammy winner ensures that she practises yoga once a week apart from running, weightlifting and dancing. The Halo hitmaker, who is known for her curvaceous derriere as much as for her mellifluous voice, often posts pictures of spontaneous yoga poses while she is out and about on vacations. The 37-year-old has also inspired Beyoncé-themed yoga class, popularly known as NamasBey, or Bey-Asana, in the US. Its followers have combined their love for the US-based singer and yoga. It involves tons of poses such as the Warrior Two pose, Mountain Pose and the goddess stance, which, in a way, pay an ode to the mother of three.

The 33-year-old songstress has been a loyal practitioner of yoga since a few years. The powerhouse performer, who suffered from fibromyalgia (a chronic pain disorder), has admitted in interviews that this form of exercise has helped her deal with the pain. The Grammy winner continues to kick-start her day even today either with a pilates or a yoga session. She practises Bikram yoga, which takes place in a heated room and features the same 26 set poses. It is typically more intense than a traditional yoga session. The petite singer often posts pictures on her social media in which she is seen attempting some insanely difficult-looking poses. 

If you thought that female vocalists were the only proponents of this strict regimen, then you are wrong. Maroon 5’s frontman Adam Levine, who is known for his soul-stirring voice as well as I-care-a-damn attitude, owes his lean physique to yoga. In fact, he is such a strong follower that he does at least one hour of it before every stage performance. The 40-year-old actor and former reality TV show judge is able to multi-task as this exercise form helps him centre all his energy, aids him to get ripped abs and increase his stamina, which comes in handy when he is performing on stage. In one of his interviews, he even mentioned, “I can be all over the map. Yoga has given me the ability to be more focussed and make better decisions that come from a clear place. Maybe more than anything else, yoga teaches me to be still and calm under challenging circumstances.”

The 26-year-old singer is known for her effervescent avatar as well as her antics on stage. However, the performer is also renowned for being a loyal follower of yoga. She has been practising Ashtanga Yoga, which has helped her build her core strength and tone her body, since a young age.  Miley often posts pictures on her social media striking difficult poses. On one of her Instagram shots, she captioned a picture with, “Gotta do yoga not for my body but for my mind! DO YOGA or GO CRAZY!” Three years ago, when she made an appearance on The Tonight Show, she offered a free yoga lesson to host Jimmy Fallon, eliciting a loud round of applause and laughter from the audience. 

The 60-year-old is known for constantly reinventing herself and staying in sync with the times. No wonder, the Queen of Pop, as she is referred to, sports a youthful look and a lean body even today, courtesy Ashtanga Yoga. Madonna started practising it in 1996 as she wanted to shed her post pregnancy weight. She is an ardent follower of Ashtanga Yoga, which is an effective cardio workout as well as an isometric bodyweight bearing exercise. She calls it the perfect workout for her mind, body and soul. Her ripped arms and taut figure are proof enough. The American singer-songwriter has taken her love for this discipline to another level after she incorporated the Ashtanga Yoga’s opening chant in her 1998 Ray Of Light album. 

The 67-year-old has been an ardent practitioner of this physical discipline for over two decades. The British artiste, who used to do aerobics earlier, was introduced to it by Danny Paradise, a musician and Ashtanga yoga instructor from Toronto in the late ’80s. The fact that initially, he couldn’t do many poses intrigued him and prompted him to pursue this exercise regime diligently. Over the years, he has been practising Ashtanga and Jivamukti Yoga along with his wife, Trudie. The musician ensures that he performs this exercise form for at least an hour to 90 minutes every day. He has been quoted as saying that it helps him gain peace, sanity and also gives him more energy. It not only helps him to breathe properly and eat well but also hold notes longer, which is instrumental in him maintaining a healthy voice.