I wanted out of my pain and that silliness, but I wanted an easy out. That's before realizing that there is no easy out. Before accepting that you just have to do the work.

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.

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

I wanted to share the experience of how yoga and meditation have transformed my life, how they have enabled me to observe who I am, first in my body, and then emotionally, and on to a kind of spiritual path.

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

When child actors act well they're just reacting to situations, and they're acting very real because their life experience is so short; there's no history to fall back on.