Ayurveda is a sister philosophy to yoga. It is the science of life or longevity and it teaches about the power and the cycles of nature, as well as the elements.

Lipstick is the easiest way to dress up without doing a lot, but it's hard to maintain, so I always opt for nudes if I'm going out for a long time.

You can usually tell when I'm happy by the fact that I've put on weight.

A lot of people have questioned how yoga and their own spiritual beliefs can come together. Yoga actually pre-dates religion.

Any spirituality can be enhanced with the practice or study of yoga.

As long as I was breathing with the contractions and not pushing against them, I felt better. That idea is fundamental-to feel pain and not to resist; to go towards it. It is an incredibly spiritual practice.

I don't think that artists of any kind would or could sacrifice their artistic freedom by being more responsible with their influence on people, especially young people.

I have lots of other mountains that I would like to climb. I have no dream of Everest, but there are some, like Mount Fuji, I'd like to do.

I like the big questions.

I never understand why people have children and then insist on living as though nothing has shifted.

I really wanted to share with people the day-to-day joys that yoga can bring into one's life-not just the physical aspects.

I started practicing Yoga at about 18. I had a friend who was doing it and was incredibly disciplined and meditated all the time.

I tried acupuncture, the patch, and hypnosis, but found that I needed to do it alone - when the time was right for me.

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

It is better to not even try it than to endure the ramifications of either quitting smoking or dying.

Modeling is a profession where your worth is tied up with looks.

Most of us harbour a significant amount of subconscious fear about death, and act out of this fear in our daily lives.

Nicotine is both a stimulant and a depressant, so that can make one feel quite imbalanced.

Parents should be the most important examples for their children.

People always think that if you eat anything as a model, it's amazing. I used to tease them and say, you know I'm going to throw up afterwards.

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

So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma.

The seated lotus postures are an amazing way to go into meditation, or simply just to take a moment to ground oneself.

What I did for a living for so many years separated who I was from what I did.

Yoga has brought me closer to myself. It's helped me realize the interconnectedness of the mind, body and spirit, in the Buddhist sense of the word.

Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs.

Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us.

Every actor is a model to a certain extent, since they have to do so much press.

I'm not an everyday fragrance person usually. I wouldn't put fragrance on before dropping off my kids or going to the gym.

My day-to-day life changes; I don't have any standard day.

I have a son and a daughter; I try to teach them equally about balance, gender, and gender equity.

As a parent, I can get so frustrated. Any parent can!

I do everything in moderation.

There has been a lot of media attention around the dangers of drugs used to treat mental illness on the fetus.

Giving birth was probably the most empowering thing I've ever done physically. I was like, 'Now I can do anything. I can run a marathon... I can run three marathons!'

Like so many new moms, I felt anxiety over the impending birth of my daughter. However, most of the anxiety I felt was around the idea of raising a child. I wasn't focused on potential risks to my health or hers that could occur during the actual birth.

In some countries, as many as 91 percent of women have no one at their side to assist them during labor and delivery.

There are disparities in accessing quality maternity health care in most every country, and most all health systems could and must be improved upon if we want to create healthy families who will thrive.

Access to maternal healthcare is a human right.

I never looked at magazines before I started modeling. I was 13 or 14, and none of my friends were into magazines. We were into the fashion of the day, though.

There have been so many photographers and editors who mentored me over the years. At the very beginning, the person who taught me the most was Arthur Elgort. I always loved working with him. We traveled a lot together.

I always recognized that modeling would allow me to see and do a lot, so I looked for opportunities to learn and grow.

I never thought I would model for more than a few years.

I have a very heavy-footed walk; I always have.

In my teen years, I was hanging out with adults - Steven Meisel, Francois Nars, Oribe, Paul Cavaco. We had so much fun! We'd go out in New York.

I'm not a morning person.

I feel like being a good model for my children is something that I do take seriously.

Mothers need mothers. Let's be there for one another.

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

I have good skin, but it's dry - drier than you would think, considering I have Latin skin. It's fairly transparent, too, so I'm constantly trying to give it nourishment and moisture, but nothing really holds.