Just as young people absorb all kinds of messages from the media, young girls learn what it means to be a woman by watching the older women in their lives.

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.

You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying.

Eating disorders, body dysmorphia and a general dissatisfaction with one's life and body seems to ail too many young people.

I had been on this insane diet for almost 17 years to maintain the weight that was demanded of me when I was modeling. My diet was really starvation. I am not naturally that thin.

Life is full of change and uncertainty. We know this. We experience it on a daily basis.

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