In truth it matters less what we do... than how we do it and why.

The world doesn't really need more people who can bend their bodies into amazing positions. What it needs are kinder, more compassionate, generous people.

When we bring our mind into our body, the body becomes mindful, and the mind becomes embodied

Slowing down is the precursor to Yoga practice because this simple act allows us to consider our thoughts, feelings and actions more carefully in the light of our desire to live peacefully.

Yoga is a technology for arriving in this present moment. It is a means of waking up from our spiritual amnesia, so that we can remember all that we already know.

The asanas are useful maps to explore yourself, but they are not the territory.

The process of breathing is the most accurate metaphor we have for the way that we personally approach life, how we live our lives, and how we react to the inevitable changes that life brings us.

When we feel connected to the vastness of life and are confident of life's abundance, we are naturally generous and able to practice the third yama, non-stealing (asteya).

Am I becoming the kind of person I would like to have as a friend?

Life is not inherently meaningful. We make meaning happen through the attention and care we express through our actions.

Through daily yoga practice we can become present to our own fundamental goodness and the goodness of others

Respect yourself and the whole world will respect you.

I'd rather be ignored as a frog than eaten as a human.

Dior really was a savior. He almost single-handedly revived women's interest in clothes.

If a young fella has an option of having a decent career or joining the army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your life that he would not be in Iraq.

History is a tragegy, not a morality tale.

The most important thing in your life is not what you do; it's who you become. That's what you will take into eternity.

You know, having raised animals all my life for 50-something years, I would say that you know, I'm fascinated by cats.

There is but one poetry,--true poetry.

Here's the thing, I've been cooking more and more and I'm pretty good, the problem is I can only go out to restaurants that cook better than I do, therefore, it's expensive.

Out of this same light, out of the central mind, We make a dwelling in the evening air, In which being there together is enough.