I do feel pressure to look a certain way but am fighting that and focusing on being comfortable in my own skin exactly as it is.

There is always room for change, but you have to be open to that change.

Trust that your message is a unique one that people need to hear.

Take your time, teach what you love, be unabashedly you, and try not to compare yourself to someone who's been teaching longer than you.

There is a “yoga body” aesthetic, which is long and sinewy. I am curvy. I get praised on a regular basis, with people telling me, “Wow, you're so brave,” simply for showing my curvy body. Being brave is going to war; being curvy is not brave. We need to be careful with how we use our words.

I don't define myself by my body's ability to execute gorgeous asana anymore. I'm all about taking care of my temple and understanding that its requirements change with age and time.

I encourage myself - and everyone - to focus on how you feel and take care of yourself as opposed to your waistline.