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When the mind is totally still, there's only bliss. I got a piece of that reality from my first yoga class, from smiling and breathing in every difficult pose. I went, Oh my God! I'm clear! I love this!

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Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
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