The great paradox of life is that to fully live, we must let a piece of ourselves die.

Meditation alone cannot heal the world, but it can and does speed up the healing process.

The hardest part of any yoga practice is rolling out your mat.

When infused with compassion, even the most useless snake oils have the power to heal broken hearts and shattered souls.

The narrow edge between comfort and discomfort is to a yogi what a grain of sand is to an oyster.

Instead of asking, “How can I ease my suffering?” yoga would have us ask, “How can I better serve my brothers and sisters?” Because only in answering the latter can we hope to answer the former.

Standing at the end of a diving board looking at the water never made the water warmer, but it will make taking the plunge unnecessarily hard.

Sculpting the future and healing the past can only happen through mindful action in the present moment.

True power—not to be confused with worldly power—is found at that beautifuland sacred spot where will and surrender merge into an unstoppable force.

Forcing Your body into a yoga pose is like brushing your teeth with a wire brush. You may get rid of the plaque but gingivitis will be the least of your concerns.

Iterate. Iterate Iterate.

A job shouldn’t be a mean of existence but rather, a means of sustenance

I guess I wouldn't want to be rich. you'd never be sure if people liked you for what you were or what you had.--Tellie

...disaster, when it is quite sure of its own strength, will announce itself by hardly moving its lips...

Let it not be said that I have said nothing new. The arrangement of the material is new.

You are in integrity when the life you are living on the outside matches who you are on the inside.

A man to whom you do a favor will not understand if you say nothing, make no noise, just walk away. You may cause more trouble by refusing a bribe than by accepting it.

The better the writers the less they will speak about what they have written themselves.

Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what's in a name?

I am a fallen woman, but I assure you: I did not fall. I was pushed.