India, Feb. 4 -- Meditation helps calm the mind and body, reducing feelings of stress and anxiety. Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who has been open about her struggles with an autoimmune disease called myositis, as well as how her divorce from Naga Chaitanya in 2021 took a significant toll on her mental health, swears by it. Also read | How to use meditation for mental well-being

In a new interview with GQ India, Samantha Ruth Prabhu has talked about how meditation helps her manage her mental health and stay 'sane'. The actor said it has taken a lot of mental health work for her to abandon the idea of perfection and embrace herself.

"There was a tremendous amount of pressure that I felt initially to conform. To fit in. To belong. To be validated...