Everybody needs a way out of that pain. Many people choose drugs and alcohol. Some people obsessively exercise or develop strange dietary habits, which is what I did. At least it got me toward a path of healthier living.

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I thought my book was done, then we went to Hawaii and the whole last...

I thought my book was done, then we went to Hawaii and the whole last...

I wanted out of my pain and that silliness, but I wanted an easy out....

I wanted out of my pain and that silliness, but I wanted an easy out....

I think we should be passionately curious about what we do.

I think we should be passionately curious about what we do.

I wanted to share the experience of how yoga and meditation have transformed my life,...

I wanted to share the experience of how yoga and meditation have transformed my life,...

I did Star 80, which was a magnificent experience as well, but still, I was...

I did Star 80, which was a magnificent experience as well, but still, I was...

I believe that everybody comes from pain and a certain amount of dysfunction.

I believe that everybody comes from pain and a certain amount of dysfunction.

I don't have to go to church. The church is within me and the experience...

I don't have to go to church. The church is within me and the experience...

What they were giving me seemed incredibly real to me, so I'd react to it...

What they were giving me seemed incredibly real to me, so I'd react to it...

Starting out in a beginner class and really understanding the fundamentals of yoga is really...

Starting out in a beginner class and really understanding the fundamentals of yoga is really...

The experience of getting my Kriya, which is the meditation process that I do, was...

The experience of getting my Kriya, which is the meditation process that I do, was...

Self-Realization Fellowship seemed like training. It was the training ground for finding a sense of...

Self-Realization Fellowship seemed like training. It was the training ground for finding a sense of...

I got back into the position of taking care of my husband, which is what...

I got back into the position of taking care of my husband, which is what...

Finding some quiet time in your life, I think, is hugely important.

Finding some quiet time in your life, I think, is hugely important.

Cancer came back into my life twice in order for me to understand something, and...

Cancer came back into my life twice in order for me to understand something, and...

For me, first, it's finding quiet in my life - and I do that through...

For me, first, it's finding quiet in my life - and I do that through...

I was taken by the romanticism of being thought of as an adult and living...

I was taken by the romanticism of being thought of as an adult and living...

Yoga teaches you how to listen to your body.

Yoga teaches you how to listen to your body.

Manhattan, though, was an entirely different ballgame in a whole different kind of world, with...

Manhattan, though, was an entirely different ballgame in a whole different kind of world, with...

My problems aren't so different from anybody else.

My problems aren't so different from anybody else.

I think that growth and spiritual awareness come in slow increments. Sometimes you don't know...

I think that growth and spiritual awareness come in slow increments. Sometimes you don't know...