“I was interested in cleaning my body on a deeper level. Yoga really purifies your organs and blood. You feel that. You feel that circulation of energy.”
Christy Turlington

"They say that when the pupil is ready, the teacher will appear. My yoga journey began in 1990. My first teacher Danny (Paradise), walked into my studio in London and asked if I wanted to learn yoga. I had no idea what yoga was but I was intrigued enough to ask him to show me. Which he did. I was impressed by both his quiet confidence and the strength and flexibility that he demonstrated. I was even more impressed after I tried to emulate some of his movements.
I had always thought myself as fit. My job demands it. I was an athlete when I was younger and ran every day. But could I bend forward and lay my palms on the floor with straight legs? No way. Nor could I complete a simple sun salutation without huffing and puffing like an old train. This teacher's breath had been smooth and effortless. I asked him to come to my house the next day and teach me."
Sting, from the Foreword to 'Jivamukti Yoga'

'She (Madonna) is fanatical about Ashtanga yoga - an ancient and powerful discipline for cultivating holistic health. "There are no rules. All you need is dedication," she explains.


She believes that fitness, like spiritual enlightenment, is a lifelong pursuit, not a temporary fix. Her daily dose of yoga comprises progressive techniques of breath and posture that cleanse, stretch and strengthen the body, and that focus and calm the mind.


"I began practising yoga after I had my daughter. I practise for an hour and a half every day," she explains. (If you'd like to cultivate her shapely curves, watch out for a book she's rumoured to be penning on the subject.)'
Longevity magazine, August 2002


A friend told the US magazine Globe: "Jois's disciplines are the backbone of Gwyneth's life. She gets up at the crack of dawn to do stretching and strength exercises and to meditate. She says the guru has made her stronger, happier and much, much sexier. Gwyneth looks sensational and tells friends that his message is the key to everything."'
Sunday Times 17 February 2002

"Ashtanga yoga has completely changed me. I try to do it everyday, and the effect is amazing. It's not just during the hours that I'm practising. It's about how it filters through into the rest of my life.It makes all the other bullshit dissipate. Who I am has emerged and everything else has gone by the wayside."
Gwenyth Paltrow on keeping fit. (Marie Claire' Octoder 2003)