A successful tree pose probably won't change your life. Learning how to keep your breath easy, long, and deep no matter what the circumstance? That absolutely will.

Say you're doing a headstand. The moment you think to yourself, "Wow, I'm doing this pose!" is usually the moment you'll topple out of it.

You are whole body, whole mind, whole spirit, all the time. When you experience all of you at once, anything is possible.

You can tell a lot about yourself by how you go about things.

Go after what gives you goosebumps.

When you are balancing perfectly in a tree pose, everything is easy; your breath is deep and relaxed, and your muscles are working for you just as you'd like. It's pure and simple. Efficient. When you are having a great day, the same things occur. Your breathing is relaxed, your body is working harmoniously with your mind; everything just feels easier because you are in a state of balance.

All the body's systems and processes - your nerves, your emotions - take instruction from what is going on with your breath.