For me, life has been interesting and entertaining, and I'm interested and curious about what's going to happen each day.

I'm very happy when I have time to just be.

Why I wake up in the morning is that I'm still alive, and I want to figure out whatever I can before it's over.

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."

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

My life hasn't been static - I spent a lot of time in Europe, a lot of time in India. So I traveled around a lot, and I kept moving.

Your experience is nutrition. You digest your experience and you grow from it.