Why Katy Perry Stopped Googling Herself

“I love hot yoga. I don’t do it every day, because I have a child and want to spend every extra moment I have with her,” she said. “Sometimes I’ll have the whole day to be with her, but then sometimes I’ll only have a couple hours.

When she can spend a minute to herself, Katy shared how practicing transcendental meditation, or TM for short, has “has changed my life profoundly.” Katy describes TM as a 20-minute meditation that she took up about 14 or 15 years ago, which was around the time her career took off when she signed with Capitol Records. The practice, she said, has helped her mental health.

“It gave me more of a compass, more of an anchor. I can be too head-in-the-clouds, thinking too much about the future, and it helps me be more present,” she said. “I’ve dealt with depression and anxiety in my life, and TM is a huge tool.”

Besides meditation, Katy’s other self-care items include “hurt-you-so-good massages,” physical therapy after concerts, car rides or simply taking in the sights and sounds of cities while she rides her bike.

“I like to grab a coffee and an empanada and just drink my coffee and eat my empanada while I’m on my bike,” she added, “People do recognize me, but by the time they’re like, ‘Is that …? Was that …?’ I’m already gone.”