PHOTOS: Yoga helped overcome asthma and other health issues, says actress Samyuktha Varma

Even though Samyuktha Varma has been  keeping herself away from acting in  films for  quite some time,  she is still very popular with film goers in Kerala. A photograph she shared recently on social media has become a huge topic of discussion among her fans.

Earlier, the actress had shared a few pictures of her practicing Yoga.

She said that those Yoga pictures were taken 5 years ago when she was in Mysore practicing Yoga in the Ashtangayoga sala.

The actress, who has kept herself away from the eyes of the media for a long time, is now active on social media. Even though she has not been acting after her marriage  to Biju Menon, she has been active   in advertisements and at public functions.

The actress said that after she started practicing Yoga, her respiratory problems were over and that her craze for food  had been reduced drastically. Now she eats only what is necessary and that too by enjoying each and every morsel.

Her asthma problems, breathlessness, hormone problems and headaches that used to bother  her earlier  are  now under control. She has also mentioned that she practiced Yoga not just  for getting slim, but also  for gaining self-confidence. She added that Yoga is a passion for her. However, she said,  her husband had no  interest in  practicing Yoga. But he encourages her to start Yoga classes for those interested in learning this ancient physical exercise. It has been 15 years since the actress started practicing  Yoga.

The actress made her  entry into  films through the Sathyan Anthikad directed movie –Veendum chila veettu karyangal. In her first movie she was paired with popular actor Jayaram. She acted in more than 18 films before quitting afteor getting married to actor, Biju Menon in 2002.

Her son, Dhaksh Dharmik, is now 11 years old. The actress prefers to be around her son all the time and that is one of the reasons for her decision to stay away from films.

The actress was also not very active on social media until recently.

She came to know  through one of her friends that some of her old pictures became viral on social media.  She said she  had no idea about how those pictures appeared on social media.