Date: 3rd February 2002

Gwyneth's 86-Year-Old Sex Guru


GWYNETH PALTROW has developed a fixation with a new man - an 86- year-old guru whose teachings help women to be extra sexy and have sensational orgasms. S Pattabhi Jois has attracted thousands of female followers around the world and the OSCAR-winning actress became an avid devotee after hearing how he had transformed her friends' lives.

American tabloid the Globe quotes a source close to Gwyneth's family as saying, "His disciplines are now the backbone of Gwyneth's life. She gets up at the crack of dawn almost every day to do stretching and strength exercises and to meditate. She says the guru has made her stronger, happier and much, much sexier. She looks sensational and tells friends that his message is the key to everything. "

Jois is the reverend founder of the ashtanga school of yoga. Born in India in 1915, he began his lifelong mission at 12. But it wasn't until years later, when Jois helped decipher an ancient manuscript of yoga, that the ashtanga was born. Gwyneth was turned on to Jois four years ago and is still a passionate pupil; getting up at 4am, six days a week, for a one- hour and 45-minute ashtanga workout. She says, "I never skip it, unless I'm ill. "

Source: WENN