India, June 21 -- On International Yoga Day today, actor Neha Dhupia opens up about her long-standing association with yoga, describing it as the foundation of her physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Having first embraced the practice during her Miss India days, Dhupia shares how yoga has remained a constant through every stage of her life, from pregnancy and postpartum recovery to marathon training and motherhood.

"Yoga is one of the most essential things in my life. If I start my day with yoga, I see how it catapults me emotionally, mentally, and physically into my day. I feel the difference because I'm so used to the goodness it does for my system," she says. Dhupia is quick to address what she calls one of the biggest misconc...