When we are at ease, our bodies work efficiently, our minds settle, and space opens up for us to connect to our intuition, creativity, and sense of connectedness.

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

The practice of being at ease also gives you the strength and stamina to pursue all that you find when you connect inward.

Each full, deep inhale creates more space in your body and mind. Each long, exhale moves you directly into that space. The deeper you breathe, the more opens up. It's like opening a door and walking through with each breath. The fuller your breaths the more and more doors open on up, leaving you with the space to walk on in!

With meditation, you become a sensitized superhero, completely in control, with endless possibilities at your fingertips.

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

External means of escape like alcohol, drug use, and even overeating are a means of pushing uncertainty away and covering it up temporarily. And they may feel comforting for a moment, but I don't need to tell you that eventually they will cause more trouble than they ever solve.