International Day of Yoga

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The theme for this year is "Yoga for Health."  This is a United Nations initiative that started the 1st celebration on 11 December 2014.  They say that practicing yoga on a regular basis will bring profound effects on your mind, body and soul, which in turn greatly benefits your mental, physical and emotional well-being.

Madonna, a recent New Zealand visitor, is just one of many celebrities who practice yoga.  Perhaps that is the secret of her success in the music business and her being energetic on stage, at her age.  Some of the other celebrity practitioners inlcude Charlize Theron, Demi Moore, Reese Witherspoon, Naomi Watts, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Renee Zellweger, Melanie Griffith, Kate Hudson, Drew Barrymore, Nicole Kidman, among many others.

But it's not only woman that are avid practitioners of yoga.  They also include male celebrities like Robert Downey Jr., Colin Farrell, Russell Brand, Orlando Bloom, plus many more.