I bicycle 12,000-foot mountain passes, run, cross train, skate-ski, hike and mountain bike.

Exposing any subject that is unpleasant or controversial means risking judgment and making some people feel uncomfortable.

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.

I was essentially paid to perpetuate the myth that we are all, or should at least try to be, 17 and a size 2 forever.

Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation.

Being born and raised as a Californian, I somewhat ignorantly had taken for granted the diversity and liberal mindset that shaped my childhood and adult life.

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.