When I was twenty, and my family were business people, and I had disappeared to India and they were like, "What are you doing?" I had a good relationship with them, and it wasn't like a rejection or anything, but they couldn't understand why I was going to India.

It's going to be over fairly soon; it goes by quick. Even if I live till I'm one hundred, it's quick.

Waking up in the morning isn't a choice, you know.

I'm in a body, and when my sleep ends, I'm awake. I don't really understand the... that's not really a choice. I mean unless I chose to stay in bed, but I'd still be awake.

I studied Sanskrit for many years, and I've got all the coursework for my Ph.D. And a lot of what's going on in American Yoga is just made-up stuff. Smart people, even good people, Western therapists, Yoga therapists and other things, Western healthcare practitioners who love Asana and say, "Let's make up yoga therapy."

I'm here, and I know that it's finite; I know that I'm not going to always be here.

You're working yourself till late at night, and sleeping crazy with deadlines - you're doing it for a reason.