India, Jan. 21 -- With work-from-home routines, endless screen time, and increasingly sedentary lifestyles, especially among Gen Z, movement has quietly taken a back seat. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Sonakshi Dhamija, authorised Ashtanga yoga teacher and founder of The Shala Delhi, breaks down why yoga is no longer optional but essential, how beginners can start without pressure, and why true wellness goes far beyond weight loss and Instagram-perfect poses. (Also read: Sonu Sood shares workout and diet secrets for maintaining six-pack abs at 52: 'I work out for about.' )

Yoga is absolutely essential, especially because people are sitting so much these days. Human bodies were not meant to just sit and work on computers. Our bodies ...