Being able to recognize which of your desires are vital to pursue and which ones are not is often less than easy. This is precisely why the ancient sages counseled that we practice yoga. Their point was a very practical one: You are best able to discern which of your many desires should (and should not) be responded to when your mind is calm and tranquil.

It is attachment to desire, not desire itself, that is the underlying cause of practically all of our pain and suffering.

We are already complete. All we need is the clarity to recognize the wholeness that is us.

The yoga tradition provides one of humankind's most effective systems for achieving enrichment and happiness in every aspect of life.

Your soul is boundlessly impassioned and always prepared to impart to you whatever you need to thrive.

What does "living your best life" mean to you? Does it mean accumulating wealth and fulfilling all your material wants? Or, does it mean turning away from the material world in order to fully realize the gift of spirit? We often tend to think of these objectives as being mutually exclusive: material fulfillment or spiritual fulfillment, not both together.

Being able to recognize which of your desires are vital to pursue and which ones are not is often less than easy. This is precisely why the ancient sages counseled that we practice yoga. Their point was a very practical one: You are best able to discern which of your many desires should (and should not) be responded to when your mind is calm and tranquil.