An astronaut aced a challenging pose while practising yoga in space in a viral video

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• Sep 29, 2022 | Poonam Nath

"Yoga in zero-gravity?   It's a little difficult, but with the correct positions and some creative power, you can do it," reads the post's caption.

Digital Desk: Yoga is beneficial not only to your physical health but also to your mental wellbeing. Yoga requires practise, and mastering it requires core strength, agility, and balance.

But have you ever fantasised what it might be like to practise yoga in space? In a new viral video, European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is seen mastering a challenging yoga pose in zero gravity.

Ms. Cristoforetti can be seen performing various yoga poses while following an instructor from Cosmic Kids, a mindfulness platform for children. In zero gravity, the astronaut is wearing elastic bands. She performs an eagle eye pose in the 15-second film by balancing her body while holding the posture in a criss-cross position.

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"Yoga in a weightless state? Done! It's a little difficult, but with the correct positions and some creative freedom, you can do it," reads the post's caption.

Ms. Cristoforetti has been praised by the Internet for taking her yoga practise to new heights. As one user put it, "Great! "Everywhere is a yoga location." Another user said, "Some of us will need to learn eagle pose while on Earth. the target for this week." "Take your yoga practise to the next level! This is just incredible! Samantha, I admire your inventiveness!" A third user commented.