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.

A lot of people have questioned how yoga and their own spiritual beliefs can come together. Yoga actually pre-dates religion.

Any spirituality can be enhanced with the practice or study of yoga.

I sincerely feel that beauty largely comes from within.

So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma.

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

Yoga is not a religion to me.

Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us.

Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs.

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 gave me the ability to calm down.

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

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.

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

Sacred spaces can be created in any environment.