Christy Turlington

Many models I knew had come from broken families. That makes a significant difference in the way you handle yourself and the choices you make. ”

As a child, the conversations that I liked to have with my friends - or with anyone, for that matter - were always about religion. ”

Every year, more than 1 million children are left motherless and vulnerable because of maternal deaths, and children who have lost their mothers are up to 10 times more likely to die prematurely than those who have not. ”

Parents should be the most important examples for their children. ”

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

I grew up Catholic. My mother is from El Salvador, so my family on her side is Roman Catholic. My father is Protestant, and while he was spiritual, he wasn't much of a churchgoing person. I think it's fairly common for families to be brought up in the mother's religion. ”

Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs. ”

Sacred spaces can be created in any environment. ”

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. ”

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