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Yoga means to bind back, unite. To bring the body and the soul together. For this reason the practice of yoga is a holy endeavor and the teaching of it to our people a very high calling.

Alice Walker

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Alice Walker
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: February 9
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I love us so incredibly, insanely deeply it's almost unbearable to see what we do to ourselves.
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