I've found that balance is key. I'm no longer an extremist in any one direction.

While women across the globe have many differences - language, culture, environment - our similarities are undeniable, and the impact of abuse and oppression affects us all.

My parents were both from the East and had moved to San Francisco only so my father could go to law school there.

But I would assert that despite the wide variety of yoga options and individual preferences, there is one universal element: the union of consciousness and movement, breath and awareness.

I believe that as women, we must commit ourselves to sustaining the progress made by our foremothers who fought so hard for women's equality and liberation.

My days are jam-packed with carpools, classroom assistance, tending to chickens, dogs and seven acres of olive trees!

I think that we can't deny the public's want for balancing out the images that are out there depicting women. Not all of us are 17 and a size two.