"He/She needs yoga!" That is my response to anyone who tells me about health problems, trauma, physical ailments, stress, grief, busyness, etc...either their own or of someone they know. Yoga isn't a magic pill that will "fix" all of your problems overnight. That pill doesn't exist. Yoga is a process of physical practice that unites the mind, body, and soul in self exploration, self help, and self healing. It clears our headspace to allow us to see what we need to be whole.

Show up on your mat everyday. Somewhere. That doesn't mean to literally roll out your mat and perform asanas, although you really should. Yoga is about more than the physical practice of poses. It's about how you respond to yourself, to others, and to life. It's about looking in the mirror and loving the beautiful, worthy person looking back. It's about taking a breath or two or three before you deal with a difficult person or situation.  It all takes daily practice and mindfulness.

Regular practice will help you improve and perfect poses, correct posture and positioning, and improve your breathing. In order for that to happen your mind must be completely focused on what your body is doing and not on what you need at the grocery store and the 50 other things you need to do after class. You must have total mind and body connection. That is also what life requires. Total mind and body connection. People often ask why they are having trouble with balance poses in class. My answer is typically, "If you are not balanced in life it is difficult to balance in the studio and vice versa."