This practice of Yoga has transformed life in many ways, and the most of which is to move with the breath, to allow life to flow. This year I listened to my own advice and took some time off of teaching, and gave myself permission to take time and rest. To not teach, or blog, or spend any time telling people where and what to move their bodiesIve now spent more than half my life teaching yoga.That is a lot of time to commit to something.

It is said that on the spiritual path, when a yogi has reached a level of awareness, they can choose their time, date and place of death. Death has no power because there is the necessary awareness within to leave consciously. That final moment of transcending the limitations of the physical body happens only once, and it's the last action of our life.

I noticed years ago, even before I did yoga, that people in the West can’t squat as easily as Asians. Is there a different angle in the hip or joint that makes it easier for us to squat than our Western brothers and sisters? Is that something from childhood, or is there a physical difference? Are we built structurally differently? Will that effect how yoga poses are accessed in the body?