Meditation has proven to lower our stress levels and this translates into a much healthier glowing skin. Although some people have only recently realised the health and beauty benefits of meditation, it has been part of celebrity beauty routines for a very long time.  From Oprah to Katy Perry, here are 7 Celebrities that swear by Meditation:

#1 Oprah Winfrey

Oprah puts it like this: “Prayer is you speaking to God. Meditation is allowing the spirit to speak to you”. The busy media proprietor, talk show host, producer and philanthropist not only publicly supports and recommends meditation, but she is the proud owner of a Meditation Centre, she co-founded with Deepak Chopra. 

#2 Gwyneth Paltrow

In January, the Academy Award Winning actress wrote on her site Goop: “My New Year's resolution is to learn how to meditate. [...] My friends who do it say it’s really freakin' brilliant. They say you can’t know the peace/awareness/contentment until you do it. My brain drives me mental. I am going to start. Tomorrow."

#3 Orlando Bloom

‘Lord of the Rings’ star claims that meditating every day keeps his mind strong enough to resist the self destructive Hollywood temptations. 

#4 Gisele Bundchen

The Brazilian fashion model is a passionate advocate of meditation. She religiously practices this discipline, which she believes was crucial during the pregnancy and natural water delivery of her son.

#5 Richard Gere

The buddhist Pretty Woman hunk has mentioned in several interviews through the years, that he uses daily meditation as a tool to stay motivated.

#6 Sting

At 60, Sting and his wife Trudie Styler both still practice yoga and meditation. The singer said: "Yoga has enriched my life by allowing me to improve physically; which is very inspiring, especially as you get older. Yoga is a great way to offset the downsides of touring by bringing much-needed peace and sanity into what can be a hectic life”.

#7 Katy Perry

“I start the day with Transcendental Meditation. It puts me in the best mood. I wake up and just prop myself up in bed for 20 minutes. It’s the only time my mind gets absolute rest” said Katy Perry on a Rolling Stone Magazine interview. She also explained it helps her boost her creativity even during the most frantic times.

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