The Return of Self: Rakul Preet Singh on how yoga is a journey of lifelong mental, physical, and emotional equilibrium

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To actress Rakul Preet Singh, yoga can’t be just a one-month fad, a day in a shot or a tick on her ‘must do’ list. It’s a haven. Her tie-up with the historic, ground-breaking International Yoga Day 2026 campaign by Akshar Yoga Kendraa underlined a much-deeper reality: yoga is a lifelong source of mental and emotional calm.

In an industry on parade with frantic timings, media bombardment, and hard physical roles, yoga has been Rakul’s emotional compass since day one. And, training under the auspices of Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar, there is as much depth to her practice as her body is flexible. While the world watched Akshar Yoga Kendraa become a 21-time Guinness record holder in Bengaluru, Rakul’s message was about the inner revolution that takes place on the mat.

"Yoga is the ultimate self-journey, through self to the self," Rakul said of her practice. It's not about attaining a complex asana like Vrikshasana, or Tree Pose. It's about having a lesson in patience, in binding yourself to the earth, and teaching your mind to stay still in a world spinning around you.

In 2026, with global attention on well-being and health, Rakul says that yoga is always a dynamic interaction between body and mind, which can be a sanctuary to deal with the pressures, mitigate the emotional distress, and increase mindfulness. As Akshar Yoga Kendraa has attracted more than 10+ thousand people from all over the world, particularly from the Indian armed forces, Rakul opines that attention should be given to inner fitness rather than physical fitness.

✍️Aditya Sharma

Scholar from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, INDIA