Published 12:40 IST, June 21st 2020

Rakul Preet Singh celebrates Yoga Day 2020, says 'true yoga is about shape of your life'

Bollywood actor Rakul Preet Singh took to Instagram to share a post about the meaning of true yoga and its implications in life on the occasion of Yoga Day 2020

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Rakul Preet Singh has emerged as one of Bollywood stars to have a penchant for fitness which she has actively voiced through her social media updates amid nationwide lockdown. On occasion of International Yoga Day 2020, Rakul has shared her two cents about importance of controlling one's thoughts and shaping life through yoga. actor shared a picture of herself in a yoga aasan (pose) and encourd her fans to celebrate day and self-reflect.

She wrote, "TRUE YOGA is t about shape of your body but SHAPE of your LIFE , it’s t about touching your toes but what you learn on way down. You can’t always control what goes on outside but you can control what goes on inside. Sink into stillness and celebrate this union of mind, body and soul to self reflect and vibrate at highest frequency of life at all times ❤️ 🧘‍♀️"

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Amid lockdown, Rakul Preet Singh is one of divas who has paid special attention to her fitness. actor has shared her fitness routine with fans to motivate m to workout at home and stay healthy amid this crisis. In one of posts, Rakul Preet Singh wrote how times like se make everyone realize importance of good health. She also recently shared a photo of herself doing yoga at home acing full-body inversion.

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About International Yoga Day

idea of celebrating International Yoga Day was first suggested by PM Narendra Modi in his 2014 UNGA speech. Followed by propositions, United Nations General Assembly drafted a resolution that was titled International Yoga Day on October 14, 2014. draft proposed humongous support across world and 21 June was selected as International Yoga Day.

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International Yoga Day was first observed across world on June 21, 2015, and in India,  Ministry of AYUSH helped set up event that included PM Modi, several dignitaries that arrived from about 84 countries and around 35, 985 people who celebrated day at Rajpath, New Delhi. Around 21 yoga asanas were performed for about 35 minutes.

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What's next for Rakul Preet Singh?

actor was seen last in Ramesh Sippy's drama film Shimla Mirchi along wth actors Hema Malini and Rajkummar Rao. She will feature next in Kaashvie Nair's upcoming film opposite 2 States actor Arjun Kapoor. Rakul Preet Singh will also be seen in S. Shankar's upcoming Tamil vigilante action thriller film Indian 2 alongside Kamal Haasan. movie was scheduled to release on April 14, 2020, but has been postponed given lockdown throughout country due to vel coronavirus outbreak.

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12:38 IST, June 21st 2020