Acknowledgments

Thousands Of People Have helped me become a teacher, both directly and indirectly, and I salute them all. To you as a reader, to my yoga teacher trainees, and to every student I’ve ever had the pleasure of saying namaste to: Thank you. You taught me how to do this work. For the masterful dinner party analogy, thank you to Lauren Reese and Tami Roberts of Breathe Yoga Atlanta. Thank you to everyone at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health for the decade of support—it is a treat to feel like I have a second yoga home.

Thank you to the women I have had the pleasure of spending my professional hours with: Lies Sapp, Jenni Tarma, Dara Fort, and Alexandra DeSiato. I believe that together, we can do just about anything, from empire building to laughing until we cry—and crying until we laugh.

Thank you to my agent, Linda Konner—a good agent is worth her weight in gold! Thank you to everyone at The Experiment, especially Olivia Peluso for her enthusiasm for this project and the wonderful editing. Olivia, you added immensely to the utility of this book. Thank you.

Thank you to my entire nuclear and extended family for supporting me in this journey. My career is a testament to your help and your faith—especially to the way my husband, Wes, believes in me. Thank you in particular to Martha Harbison, whose multifaceted logistical, financial, emotional, and spiritual support of my career has been one of the greatest gifts of my life. Marty, your investment in my original yoga teacher training has paid huge dividends in helping people through yoga—from my students to their students, to my students’ students and beyond. I hope that with this book we have expanded our reach even more in the service of helping people find union and connection.