Why is balance important? From a life lesson standpoint, it's about learning to enjoy yourself without getting the ego involved.

That's what yoga teaches: how to be fully present now, no matter the circumstance.

When we practice paying attention, moving with ease of body and mind, and being efficient, our body becomes very capable and strong, and the mind is able to be calm and travel further inward, where we have direct access to your unique creativity, intuition, and feelings of connectivity.

Your tree pose is going crazy and you're falling; and your leg is burning; and it feels impossible to maintain any sort of stability practice observing what's happening instead of getting wrapped up in the circumstance. If you can learn to be easy with your breath in these moments, your body and mind will follow.

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.

There are no rules in life. It’s a mind-set that limits people dramatically.

Believing in yourself is essential to creating lasting change and a happy life.