This Is How Yoga Changed My Life! | Russell Brand

When I do yoga it feels like I’m asking my body for forgiveness for all the terrible things I’ve put it through

My favourite yoga teacher once said, "Yoga meets you where you are." Whatever is going on for me, particularly when I'm challenged physically or emotionally, I remember that. It doesn't matter if you do nothing but roll out your mat, breathe and stay in child's pose ... yoga will meet you there. It's beautiful. Thank you, Russell.

I had the luxury of not working for a few months. I did Yoga and hiking almost every day. It felt so amazing. It relieved me of my depression and I experienced a natural high.

After my daughter died from breast cancer, my weekly yoga session became a daily practice. It got me through the worst time in my life. I wanted to share it with others so I became a yoga teacher. Now Covid and my increasing arthritis have more or less brought teaching to a natural ending, but I still practice every day. It is my sanity. Thank you, Russell, for explaining it so well. ❤️

Yoga saved and continues to save my life.

While finishing a psychology degree I was raped and psychology brought me no healing as a therapy. That lead me to try yoga and then becoming a yoga teacher. It became my therapy

60 year old guy here and doing my morning yoga these days is just part of my daily morning routine. Literally wakes my body up each day and preps me for the day. Days I dont do yoga I feel sluggish and out of sorts rest of day. And of course, I also do meditation each AM. Stuff I wish I learned or practiced at a much earlier age, but still good!

I quit drinking dec/2019 and started doing a daily practice of Yoga March/2020 and it has changed my life. These two changes have lead me to a more spiritual path. I feel free and so much peace.

Yes!! This is how we change the world!! Yoga is so much more than the Asanas (physical postures). Yoga is breathing, meditation and mindful living. Yoga is transformative! Yoga has changed my life, body, and greatly improved my mental focus enabling my practice to heal deep trauma and long held emotional pain. Through continued practice, I have been able to cease daily anxiety medication, alcohol dependency, back and neck pain, stomach issues, have completely different posture, gained arches in flat feet, bloomed with creativity, gained patience, let go of too much anger, resentment and enhanced every aspect of my life. At 48 (after only 4 years of practice) I am able to do things I would have never believed possible. The power is right inside of us! 💜☯️✌🧘‍♀️🕉🖖🌌💜

It’s so hard to explain why yoga works to people that only see the acrobat photos on Instagram. Yoga got me through the most difficult part of my life, and all I want to do is share this healing I’ve found with others. Thank you for recording this video.

Yoga saved me from debilitating ptsd symptoms 2 years ago. Still to this day I practice to keep me calm, centered and connected. Namaste, Russell 🙏

I feel free when i swim, anyone else? Why swimming is so underrated? It is so spiritual to me..

Yoga means "Union". As a practice it joins together both the spiritual and physical. The first time I tried yoga I cried like a baby because it hurt so bad and I remembered some pain I had experienced in childhood. It helped me to remember and release that pain. The practice of yoga will reveal the connection between mind body and spirit. Much love!💚🌞🌻

Yoga is heaven. It’s my release, I cry when I don’t know I need to. So sweet.

I live with chronic pain and yoga literally enables me to walk.

I am a 69 year old yoga teacher and yoga has helped me to cope with all the troubles I have had in my life. And I am continuing my yoga journey.

In the Bhagavad Gita, that was recorded over 5000 years ago, it is written that Yoga is the King & Queen of Education... also known as the Royal Path. Yoga is the Secret of Life.

When I got deep into yoga I started crying during every session. Felt like I was releasing all my psychological pain. Now I’m free, yoga everyday

One of my teachers said that in yoga , the pose begins when you want to get out of it. And that has been so powerful to me off my mat too 🙏

I do yoga every day, it's religion/ exercise/meditation/timeout/self love/weight control/ knowing yourself/ healthcare and for me essential to my existence.