While the health benefits are many, yoga offers much more than just a way to exercise the body.

Meditation is a vital way to purify and quiet the mind, thus rejuvenating the body.

Unless we make the change ourselves, nothing is going to change.

Today I will gratefully receive all the gifts that life has to offer me. I will receive the gifts of sunlight and the sound of birds singing and spring showers. I will also be open to receiving from others, whether it is in the form of a material gift, a compliment or a prayer.

Within every desire is the mechanics of its fulfillment.

Experiencing the silence of meditation doesn't have to be complicated. You can lie on the floor with arms and legs outspread, paying attention to the sensations in your body. You can observe the outflow and inflow of your breath. You can also go to a park and let the impressions of nature calm your brain.

The shelf life of molecules is very short. Ninety-eight percent of all the atoms in my body are gone by next year.