Slim Calm Sexy Yoga: 210 Proven Yoga Moves for Mind/Body Bliss

Acknowledgments
    I’m grateful to countless individuals who have inspired and led me to the place in my life that made this book possible. Everyone who has encouraged, discouraged, or otherwise nudged me along the way has shaped my ability to communicate and authenticate the practice of yoga and conscious living.
    Thanks for the focused effort and guidance of Leah Flickinger, editor extraordinaire. Thanks to Michele Promaulayko, Steve Perrine, Dave Zinczenko, Debbie McHugh, Beth Bischoff, George Karabotsos, Mike Smith, Thea Palad, Michiko Boorberg (cuz), Lauren Saldutti, Beth Bazar, Erana Bumbardatore, Sarah Rozen, Erin Williams, Chris Krogermeier, Brooke Myers, Sara Cox, Jayme Lynes, Jay Ehrlich, Julie Stewart, and Jen Ator. Without this talented group, this book would not exist.
    Thanks to Liezl Panlilio, Namrata Tripathi, Verena Von Pfetten, Lindsay Mannering, Fernanda Hess, Tiffany West, Galiya Khabibullina, and Kate Creeden Neckel for the inspiration, time, energy, and story-sharing that brought this project to life. Thanks to everyone who practices yoga at Strala, or with me via podcast or other means. I am able to do what I do because of your support and encouragement.
    Thanks to Ms. Zima, whose graceful awareness inspired me to be my best. Thanks to Rory Foster for noticing my bend toward yoga and guiding me into further studies. Thanks to Jane Fonda for being awesome. Thanks to Piper Kerman and Larry Smith for finding me again. Thanks to Ed and Deb Shapiro, my spiritual godparents. Thanks to Deepak Chopra for your friendship and partnership that keeps reminding me to have confidence in myself. Thanks to Will Hobbs for believing in me and for all your hard work to convince others to do the same. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Chad, and the rest of the family for putting up with me from day one and instilling the common sense I take for granted. Special thanks to Kristin Dollard for pulling me into Rodale as an aspiring ex-model/dancer-turned-blogger.
    And thanks, Michael, for always being there.

Acknowledgments
    I’m grateful to countless individuals who have inspired and led me to the place in my life that made this book possible. Everyone who has encouraged, discouraged, or otherwise nudged me along the way has shaped my ability to communicate and authenticate the practice of yoga and conscious living.
    Thanks for the focused effort and guidance of Leah Flickinger, editor extraordinaire. Thanks to Michele Promaulayko, Steve Perrine, Dave Zinczenko, Debbie McHugh, Beth Bischoff, George Karabotsos, Mike Smith, Thea Palad, Michiko Boorberg (cuz), Lauren Saldutti, Beth Bazar, Erana Bumbardatore, Sarah Rozen, Erin Williams, Chris Krogermeier, Brooke Myers, Sara Cox, Jayme Lynes, Jay Ehrlich, Julie Stewart, and Jen Ator. Without this talented group, this book would not exist.
    Thanks to Liezl Panlilio, Namrata Tripathi, Verena Von Pfetten, Lindsay Mannering, Fernanda Hess, Tiffany West, Galiya Khabibullina, and Kate Creeden Neckel for the inspiration, time, energy, and story-sharing that brought this project to life. Thanks to everyone who practices yoga at Strala, or with me via podcast or other means. I am able to do what I do because of your support and encouragement.
    Thanks to Ms. Zima, whose graceful awareness inspired me to be my best. Thanks to Rory Foster for noticing my bend toward yoga and guiding me into further studies. Thanks to Jane Fonda for being awesome. Thanks to Piper Kerman and Larry Smith for finding me again. Thanks to Ed and Deb Shapiro, my spiritual godparents. Thanks to Deepak Chopra for your friendship and partnership that keeps reminding me to have confidence in myself. Thanks to Will Hobbs for believing in me and for all your hard work to convince others to do the same. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Chad, and the rest of the family for putting up with me from day one and instilling the common sense I take for granted. Special thanks to Kristin Dollard for pulling me into Rodale as an aspiring ex-model/dancer-turned-blogger.
    And thanks, Michael, for always being there.



INTRODUCTION

    Slim. Calm. Sexy.
    Wouldn’t it be fantastic to feel that way all the time?
    The reality is that we’re often too busy, too tired, too stressed to do what it takes to get those results. Things like eating well, exercising, even just taking a deep breath now and then seem beyond our grasp in the hectic world we live in. And that hectic way of living leads to an endless cycle of stress, exhaustion, weight gain, anxiety,