<p>Actress Shilpa Shetty feels there is certain apathy towards yoga in India and it’s time people started practising it for overall well-being. “People abroad have yoga studios and practise it religiously but in India there is a certain apathy towards yoga. It's high time that yoga was given importance. International Yoga Day is a great opportunity for people to start doing yoga and bring some discipline in their lives,” Shilpa said in an interview.<br /><br /></p>.<p>PM Narendra Modi had reportedly invited Shetty to perform yoga on World Yoga Day but the actresswas unable to make it to Delhi, reports PTI.<br /><br />“I had already committed to be a part of a public yoga marathon in Bangalore where I would be doing a 30 minute yoga session in front of 25,000 people. I was in London and I just returned so it was too late to make any amendments,” Shetty said.<br /><br />The actress, who has been a yoga follower for almost 14 years, says the practice brings discipline and happiness in life. If you really want to lead a happy and healthy life then it’s time to practise yoga. It targets the mind, body and soul. It is a scientific way to staying fit.<br /><br />“A few years ago, I had cervical spondylitis, that is when I seriously started practising it as it helps in healing. Cervical spondylitis is not curable but with yoga it has definitely helped me preventing it to occur again,” she said.<br />Shetty revealed that she did not take up yoga to look good. “I have never given a good figure too much importance. Fitness was my target and one of the things that has helped me achieve it is yoga.”<br /><br />In her family, Shetty’s son Viaan likes yoga while her husband Raj Kundra is into weight training. <br /></p>
<p>Actress Shilpa Shetty feels there is certain apathy towards yoga in India and it’s time people started practising it for overall well-being. “People abroad have yoga studios and practise it religiously but in India there is a certain apathy towards yoga. It's high time that yoga was given importance. International Yoga Day is a great opportunity for people to start doing yoga and bring some discipline in their lives,” Shilpa said in an interview.<br /><br /></p>.<p>PM Narendra Modi had reportedly invited Shetty to perform yoga on World Yoga Day but the actresswas unable to make it to Delhi, reports PTI.<br /><br />“I had already committed to be a part of a public yoga marathon in Bangalore where I would be doing a 30 minute yoga session in front of 25,000 people. I was in London and I just returned so it was too late to make any amendments,” Shetty said.<br /><br />The actress, who has been a yoga follower for almost 14 years, says the practice brings discipline and happiness in life. If you really want to lead a happy and healthy life then it’s time to practise yoga. It targets the mind, body and soul. It is a scientific way to staying fit.<br /><br />“A few years ago, I had cervical spondylitis, that is when I seriously started practising it as it helps in healing. Cervical spondylitis is not curable but with yoga it has definitely helped me preventing it to occur again,” she said.<br />Shetty revealed that she did not take up yoga to look good. “I have never given a good figure too much importance. Fitness was my target and one of the things that has helped me achieve it is yoga.”<br /><br />In her family, Shetty’s son Viaan likes yoga while her husband Raj Kundra is into weight training. <br /></p>
