I was a little late jumping on to the ‘Bohemain Rhapsody’ bandwagon, but when I did I was spellbound. The movie was well done, and the portrayal of the characters was spell binding.
Freddie Mercury was perhaps the greatest rockstar of all time, but he was also an unwitting yogi. While going through a bunch of his pictures on Pinterest I started to notice that a lot of his moves on stage looked like yogic postures. The more pictures I saw, the more yogasanas I recognized. So I put together a bunch of Freddie Mercury’s pictures and the corresponding asana.
Trikonasana/Triangle Pose
I have a love-hate relationship with this asana, but you’ve got to admit it looks like Freddie is performing it in this iconic pose.
Vrkshasana/Tree Pose
That costume and balancing on the toes!!!
And variations of the Tree pose…
Chaturanga/Plank Pose
Every yogi knows the agony of getting this one right.
Those biceps though.
Virbhardasana/Warrior Pose
Marichyasana/Sage Marichi’s Pose
This is a bit of a stretch of the imagination, but you have to admit there’s a twist there. Also, Freddie’s flat abs, his chiselled body, the energy – is this the real life?
Backbends
My biggest challenge…but look at him.
Can I just point out the clean lines and the lifted sternum?
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The resemblance is uncanny.Good on you to have spotted it.
Absolutely…
He was amazing – I still haven’t seen the movie but sure will – in Hongkong or on my flight back to Europe.
Great idea to check out his poses and put some asanas against them… :-))
As an Indian student mostly he practised yoga during his school days. It’s a daily morning practice there.
Freddie was the greatest entertainer a real legend when the world needed one the most. At a time when reality was sitting in about the losses we really experienced after Vietnam War and during the world’s worst pandemic of the century. Thr HIV/AIDS losses that politicians refused to acknowledge or do anything about like getting a vaccine one item still needed. Look at who was in the White House during 1981 to 1988!