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Yoga gave me the ability to calm down.

Yoga has brought me closer to myself. It's helped me realize the interconnectedness of the mind, body and spirit, in the Buddhist sense of the word.

Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs.

Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us.

Yoga is not a religion to me.

Any spirituality can be enhanced with the practice or study of yoga.

A lot of people have questioned how yoga and their own spiritual beliefs can come together. Yoga actually pre-dates religion.

I really wanted to share with people the day-to-day joys that yoga can bring into one's life-not just the physical aspects.

I started practicing Yoga at about 18. I had a friend who was doing it and was incredibly disciplined and meditated all the time.

Ayurveda is a sister philosophy to yoga. It is the science of life or longevity and it teaches about the power and the cycles of nature, as well as the elements.