feel there is a spiritual connection between my two passions in life: my yoga practice and my writing career.\u00a0 My yoga practice helps me stay center and focused on my writing goals and my purpose.\u00a0 My column and blog allow me the opportunity to share the joy of yoga while advocating for disability rights.\u00a0 I am proud to be a yogini, writer and activist.<\/p>\n
Very recently I had an email interview with one of my favorite writers and yoga instructors, Kathryn Budig.\u00a0 She writes for http:\/\/www.yogajournal.com\/, http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/ and http:\/\/www.elephantjournal.com\/ .\u00a0 Visit her site at http:\/\/www.kathrynbudig.com\/ .<\/p>\n
How did you discover yoga?<\/p>\n
I was a student at the University of Virginia getting my BA in English (literature) and Drama (mainly musical theatre).\u00a0 One of my dance girlfriends from the theatre found yoga over her summer break and told me we HAD to start doing it.\u00a0 She did all the heavy lifting, found an amazing ashtanga studio downtown and I was hooked.\u00a0 It became the highlight of my week.<\/p>\n
What does yoga mean to you?<\/p>\n
Yoga is how I live my life.\u00a0 In the beginning it was about how consistent I could be in my asana practice.\u00a0 I was a dedicated ashtangi, and I put all my focus into improving my strength and practice.\u00a0 As the years passed I started to see more and more yoga off the mat\u2014in my decisions, in my friendships, my relationships and especially in my heartaches.\u00a0 Yoga pulled me through hardships and showed me that I already possessed all the tools that I need to be present, happy and of service.<\/p>\n
How did you begin writing about the yoga practice?<\/p>\n
My father was\/is a journalist, so I believe it runs in my blood.\u00a0 Also, as I mentioned in question one\u2014I have a BA in English.\u00a0 I\u2019ve written many a paper in my day, and to my teachers dismay, I love to write the way I speak.\u00a0 When you\u2019re writing about \u201cThe Moonstone\u201d that doesn\u2019t fly so well.\u00a0 Fortunately, my style works well for my audience now and I do so in the hopes that people will be entertained as well as motivated.<\/p>\n
What is the connection between yoga and writing?<\/p>\n
Writing in yoga is simply another vehicle to help the community understand what yoga is and what it has to offer.\u00a0 Personally, writing is incredibly cathartic for me and allows me to shed any facade and just show up.\u00a0 My writing won\u2019t let me hide or come up with flowery excuses.\u00a0 It forces me to place my truth on the page and shape it in a way that resolves my issues while showing people that we\u2019re all going through the same thing\u2014just in different shades of colors.<\/p>\n
What is your purpose?<\/p>\n
Ah, I love the light hearted questions.\u00a0 Well, aside from eating as much good food as possible and nuzzling my dog. . .wait, there\u2019s more? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
My purpose is to show people there\u2019s so much more.\u00a0 I want people to believe in themselves again.\u00a0 We have this tendency to live our lives ruled by fear.\u00a0 I want people to know they can choose love over fear.\u00a0 I want them to know that they don\u2019t need anyone else to make the happy because they hold everything they need within them.\u00a0 I want people to laugh and not take everything so seriously.\u00a0 I want people to know they can enjoy life, eat amazing food, indulge and be merry while still maintaining a conscious and healthy lifestyle.\u00a0 At the end of the day, my purpose is to remind people to always choose love.<\/p>\n
What are your future plans and goals?<\/p>\n
I\u2019d like to reach a platform that will help me in taking my answer to question #5 to the masses.\u00a0 I have a pretty good idea of what that is, but a girl\u2019s gotta have some secrets:)<\/p>\n
Are you planning on doing any yoga DVDs, books or CDs?<\/p>\n
I\u2019m in the middle of talks about creating a DVD and there will be books in the future without a doubt.\u00a0 I have online content up weekly on Yogaglo.com and just created a Poses for Paws sock for ToeSox that benefits my animal right\u2019s charity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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