Yami Gautam on how she used yoga to heal from serious neck injury
Bollywood actress takes to social media to recount her wellness journey during lockdown
Actress Yami Gautam has talked about healing from a “serious neck injury” and learning new lessons about herself during the coronavirus lockdown in India.
In an Instagram post where the ‘Vicky Donor’ star can be seen striking a yoga pose, she wrote about dealing — or not dealing — with an old injury while having the busy schedule of an actor.
“This post is very personal... Having suffered a serious neck injury, Iv always had to be extra cautious - esp owing to the fact the amount of physical exertion due to dance , workout, non stop travel, physical activity, action, painful footwear etc etc & this list is endless, resonates with being an actor [sic],” she wrote.
“Somehow it’s always been about never expressing the pain beneath the surface & rather conditioning your ownself to bear it & like its said,,,the show must go on,” Gautam, 31, added.
However, the actress told her 11.9 million followers that she’s on the path to betterment thanks to yoga.
“This lockdown, I got to explore something which I couldn’t before ! Everytime I would try practising Yoga, I would be left more in pain owing to my condition, hence my experience never encouraged me to continue.. but this time I self-tutored my way through & allowed my body to heal itself inside out and it has worked like never before!” she wrote.
“This lockdown was not about ‘looking fit’ or ‘ workout of the day’ ... it was the time where I listened & just went with the flow ! I am no expert (which you shall clearly see in the imagesߘ?) ! I took my first baby step towards this journey, which shall not stop,” the star added.
The ‘Kaabil’ actress also gave a shout out to yoga practitioners Sarvesh Shashi Sneha Meghe for being a part of her journey.
Gautam was last seen in the 2019 movies ‘Bala’ and ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’.