23 Celebrities Who Swear By Yoga

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Always in the spotlight, celebrities are known for their rigorous fitness routines to stay in shape for the cameras. But if there’s anything a celebrity knows all too well, a busy schedule and the pressure to always be “on” can take its toll.
 
Practicing mind-body wellness is essential to maintaining balance, and the following 23 celebrities choose yoga to support their health and happiness from the inside out.
 

1. David Beckham

 

 
The soccer star has found relaxation and strength through Bikram yoga, and has reportedly practiced couples’ power yoga with his wife, Victoria Beckham, to garner deeper intimacy and connection.
 

2. Jessica Biel

 

 
The actress and wife of Justin Timberlake likes to “do a couple of yoga classes during the week,” she said to Us Weekly magazine. “Yoga for me is more of an elongating thing.”
 

3. Matthew McConaughey

 

 
Actor and Hollywood’s most beloved beach bum, Matthew McConaughey likes to stay fit with yoga on the beach.
 

4. Jennifer Aniston

 

 
“Yoga kind of helps you prepare for everything, honestly,” the actress told E! News. “It’s like meditation. It sort of just allows anything that’s coming at you at the end of the day to be kind of doable.”
 

5. Russell Brand

 

 
Funny man Russell Brand was quoted by The Sun saying, “I’m dedicating myself to all sorts of interesting things, you know. Transcendental meditation, Kundalini yoga, these things are right good for the old spirit.”
 

6. Kate Hudson

 

 
The actress loves yoga so much that she has her own fitness apparel line called Fabletics.
 

7. Justin Timberlake

 

 
Just like wife Jessica Biel, this superstar likes to get his yoga on, even in the middle of the ocean!
 

8. Gisele Bundchen

 

 
The Brazilian supermodel and dedicated yogi likes to share her love for the practice on social media @gisele.
 

9. Ryan Gosling

 

 
You may associate this hunk with the many “Hey Girl” yoga memes, but he’s also among the many men in Hollywood who have turned to yoga for mind-body wellness.
 

10. Lady Gaga

 

 
The singer is a huge advocate for self-expression and self-love, and shows that yoga can be done anywhere even in heals!
 

11. Adam Levine

 

 
In an interview with Details back in 2011, the singer was quoted saying, “At any Maroon 5 concert, you’ll see a room backstage marked ‘Yoga.’” Clearly, it’s paid off.
 

12. Madonna

 

 
Madonna is well-known for busting out yoga moves on stage. The Queen of Pop loves a good challenge, and her advanced practice proves the sky’s the limit.
 

13. Jeremy Piven

 

 
“If you don’t balance your life, you’re going to be brought to your knees – that’s basically what happened to me,” the actor was quoted saying to Men’s Fitness on why he picked up yoga.
 

14. Orlando Bloom

 

 
This British babe may like the action of riding a motorcycle, but he knows how to balance with a grounding yoga sesh.
 

15. Robert Downey Jr

 

 
This comeback actor swears by yoga as a way to control the harmful addictions of his past.
 

16. Reese Witherspoon

 

 
The actress is a passionate yogi who credits expert Kirschen Hagenlocher, who has also worked with Julia Roberts, for her strong flow.
 

17. Colin Farrell

 

 
Irish bad-boy Colin Farrell likes to balance himself out by hitting the mat.
 

18. Beyonce

 

 
Beyonce’s bodacious body is enviable to say the least. Often asked about her workout routine, she likes to keep it varied, including striking spontaneous yoga poses while on vacation. Beyonce recently launched her very own activeware line called Ivy Park.
 

19. Tom Hanks

 

 
The A-list celebrity has recently picked up the practice, having said in an interview on British morning show Lorraine: “I started doing the yoga, it’s the greatest thing you can ever do.”
 

20. Jessica Alba

 

 
The actress told the LA Times in an interview that among her favorite workouts are hot yoga and yoga sculpt.
 

21. Russell Simmons

 

 
“The beauty of the practice of yoga is that it teaches you how to take those precious seconds of stillness and lengthen them from seconds, to minutes, to a lifetime of enlightenment,” the entrepreneur said in a blog post on Global Grind.
 

22. Alessandra Ambrosio

 

 
“When I want to relax and get some nice stretch and open up my body, I do yoga. If I’m traveling, I’ll try to always fit in 10 minutes when I wake up,” the Victoria’s Secret model told Shape Magazine.
 

23. Sting

 

 
An avid Ashtanga yogi, sting credits his yoga practice to keeping him young. “If anything, it’s reversing my aging process. I can now do things with my body that I wouldn’t even have thought possible when I was an athletic teenager.”
 
 
Whether winding down on vacation with some yoga, or making sure it’s a part of their regular routine, these celebrities prove that yoga is just as much a mental and emotional practice as it is a physical one. Balance is a key component in everyone’s overall wellbeing, especially if your life is as hectic and on-the-go as it is for these beautiful yogis.