Superstar yoga teacher Sadhguru has more than 10 million followers online and he sees no limit to how many people will become adherents in the coming years.
"I think in 25 years you will have probably 60 to 70 percent of the world doing some form of yoga," he told AFP during a visit to Paris this week.
Millions discovered 65-year-old Sadhguru, real name Jagadish"Jaggi" Vasudev, during the Covid-19 pandemic, when his daily videos on Instagram became a vital resource to get through lockdowns. Yoga is increasingly recognised worldwide for its health benefits, particularly in combatting stress and maintaining physical flexibility.Dressed as usual in a turban and a huge light-coloured shawl, Sadhguru said yoga's"internal tools" of meditation, postures, breathing and mantras were"within everyone's reach".
He is also close to nationalist Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has made yoga a central part of his image.Superstar yogi Sadhguru has more than 10 million followers on Instagram"People are identifying it with India, with Hinduism, but no, it has nothing to do with that," he said.
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