I am passionate about any effort to achieve social justice and equality, particularly for women.

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

Yoga is not a religion to me.

I never understand why people have children and then insist on living as though nothing has shifted.

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.

Yoga is so universal in its principles and so holistically beneficial, it is possible for any person, young or old, religious or agnostic, to embrace and enjoy a practice.