Most of us harbour a significant amount of subconscious fear about death, and act out of this fear in our daily lives.

Nicotine is both a stimulant and a depressant, so that can make one feel quite imbalanced.

Pranayama is the practice of breath control. The word prana refers not only to breath, but also to air and life itself.

The seated lotus postures are an amazing way to go into meditation, or simply just to take a moment to ground oneself.

What I did for a living for so many years separated who I was from what I did.

Yoga gave me the ability to calm down.

Yoga has brought me closer to myself. It's helped me realize the interconnectedness of the mind, body and spirit, in the Buddhist sense of the word.

Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs.

Yoga is not a religion to me.

You can usually tell when I'm happy by the fact that I've put on weight.

As long as I was breathing with the contractions and not pushing against them, I felt better. That idea is fundamental-to feel pain and not to resist; to go towards it. It is an incredibly spiritual practice.

I don't think that artists of any kind would or could sacrifice their artistic freedom by being more responsible with their influence on people, especially young people.

Parents should not smoke in order to discourage their kids from smoking. A child is more likely to smoke when they have been raised in the environment of a smoker.

It is possible to experience an awakening in this life through realising just how precious each moment, each mental process, and each breath truly is.

I sincerely feel that beauty largely comes from within.

Ayurveda is a sister philosophy to yoga. It is the science of life or longevity and it teaches about the power and the cycles of nature, as well as the elements.

It is better to not even try it than to endure the ramifications of either quitting smoking or dying.

Sacred spaces can be created in any environment.

When you are balanced and when you listen and attend to the needs of your body, mind, and spirit, your natural beauty comes out.

I have a beer belly.