“Pranayama is the practice of breath control. The word prana refers not...” — Christy Turlington Quote

Pranayama is the practice of breath control. The word prana refers not only to breath, but also to air and life itself.

In many countries, women aren't jubilant when they learn they are pregnant. Quite the opposite - they're terrified.

As a Global Maternal Health Advocate, I get to travel the world quite a bit, meeting individuals and visiting programs with tremendous potential and incredible vision to improve the quality of life for countless others.

I was never directly pressured by peers, but by surrounding myself with others who were experimenting with smoking provided a certain false comfort.

The first few years I was competing, I'd ride so well in practice, then choke and fall in competition. Now I take a deep breath and say, 'Look at me. I'm outside. I'm doing what I love.' Still, nothing's matched the pressure I felt standing at the top of the halfpipe for the first time at the Olympics.

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the breath of life for a conversation.

Paying attention to my breath makes me happy to be alive. And that really grounds me during a performance.

Well, I think some people are very happy in retirement. And in a year and a half I'm going to see how happy I feel in retirement. I'm just going to not work quite so hard, but I'll continue to write as long as God gives me breath.