I was never directly pressured by peers, but by surrounding myself with others who were experimenting with smoking provided a certain false comfort.

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

I'm flattered by the offers I receive, but there's no real strategy to the way I choose what to do these days. If I'm in a good mood and have the time, I'm more likely to consider it. Often the photographer and team are important factors, too.

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

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

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.

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