Russell Brand has invited Demi Moore to India

Russell Brand has

invited Demi Moore to visit India

with him.



The British comic thinks his friend -

who endured a stint in rehab last

year following her split from

husband Ashton Kutcher - would

benefit from joining a group trip to

The Ananda Spa in the Himalayas, a

yoga retreat which promises to

"cleanse the soul and heal

internally" and offers meditation

classes and healthy eating.

A source told The Sun newspaper:



"Russell and Demi have become

friends since she started his yoga

class.



"He remembers how much yoga and

meditation helped him after his split

with Katy Perry and feels it will help

Demi too.



"Spiritual retreats can be hard work,

but if you're in the right frame of

mind they're really beneficial."



'It's the dawning of a wonderful

new era'



Russell, 37, recently spoke of his

friendship with Demi, which

developed when she was one of a

group of yoga fans who began

practicing the technique at the

Arthur star's Los Angeles home, and

though they have forged a close

bond, he insists there is nothing

romantic between them.



He explained: "Demi Moore, as far as

anything more physical goes - she's

just at yoga. I really like her, she's

really lovely. I just see her at yoga.



She's an older lady, she's incredibly

beautiful but that's that.



"I like the yoga thing, it's the

dawning of a wonderful new era. It's

proving to be an interesting new

phase for me - yoga, transcendental

consciousness, meditation, good-

looking people. It's the dawning of a

new Sixties."



Former sex and drugs addict Russell

was previously reported to have

taken a yoga instructor's class with

his own meditation guru Tej Kaur in

the hopes of setting up his own "all-

giving studio" to help the homeless

and addicts in need of spiritual

guidance.