Jon Gosselin does yoga and meditation (VIDEO)

Celebrity dad Jon Gosselin is getting in touch with his softer side by doing yoga.

Us magazine shot the star taking in his upward facing dog and meditating in lotus pose over the weekend at a Los Angeles hotel.

Gosselin, 32, has made public claims that he's ditching his past party life and was even snapped reading spiritual guidance from Tao Te Ching, a Taoist self-help read.

While yoga does provide a great workout and is full of celeb following from stars Ivanka Trump, Jennifer Aniston and Madonna, it also provides an element of spirituality that practitioners can tap into.

Celeb yogi Jennifer Aniston said in a past interview, "Yoga calms me down. It's a therapy session, a workout and meditation all at the same time!"

Us magazine had a professional yoga instructor critique Gosselin's session to which she determined he was "closed off" and holding "a lot of tension". With his past couple of months being blasted by the media, we can imagine.

Michelle Demus, Programming Director at Manhattan's Pure Yoga, was interviewed by the mag and said yoga could help Gosselin be a better dad.

"A big tenant of yoga is to let go, to be present in the moment," Demus told Us. "So when he's with his children, he could actually be present and be a father."

To read the full article, click here. To see the video of Gosselin's yoga pics, scroll down. 

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