Actress Shilpa Shetty is back from a spirituality course in Andhra Pradesh where she observed a three-day vow of silence.
"I was at the Oneness meditation camp in Chittoor district. I had undertaken a ‘maun vrat’. I did a spiritual course there," Shilpa told IANS.

The actress has discovered a new affinity to meditation thanks to the spirituality course at the Oneness University.

"The place was so beautiful and calm. Though it’s hard for me to keep quiet for more than 10 minutes, I found it easy to remain quiet when nature seems to second my tranquil emotion," she added.

Shilpa, constantly into health and fitness activity, discovered the spirituality course through a common friend.

"It’s a fabulous mind and body healing course. When I met the spiritual leader at the Oneness University, I could feel his divine energy flow from him into me. I know it sounds like mumbo jumbo. You’ve to experience it to know how it feels."

The Bollywood actress is also into yoga in a big way and has even brought out a CD called "Shilpa’s Yoga" that was released in June.

The Oneness course has become very popular among celebrities in India and abroad. Big names from Hollywood like Gerard Butler, Uma Thurman and Richard Gere are some of those who have undergone the course. And from Bollywood, Manisha Koirala has enrolled at the Oneness University.

Meanwhile, the second season of reality show Bigg Boss is all set to hit television screens Aug. 17 and will be hosted Shetty on entertainment channel Colors.

It would be the first reality show to be telecast on all seven days of the week, Rajesh Kamat, CEO of Colors, said a press conference here announcing the program’s launch date.

The Indian version of the popular British reality show Big Brother, Bigg Boss will see 14 people, including celebrities, locked into a house under the surveillance of over 30 cameras for a period of three months. These housemates will have no contact with the outside world.

Shilpa, who won Big Brother last year, was almost a natural choice to host the second season of the Indian version. And she had a word of advise to those participating in the show.

"The winner needs to just be oneself ... that’s the main mantra," Shilpa said.

The actress also emphathized with the participants as she had been through the situation herself.

"I’ll try to give them a little respite as I know that they will be going through a tough time."