Yoga is so much more of an inner experience rather than an outward expression. This inner transformation can be difficult to convey to folks, especially people unfamiliar with a full, rich yoga practice that goes beyond stretching your hamstrings. The practice is sacred—a communion among body, mind, and breath. A way to touch into and connect with something deeper—sometimes I like to call it Life with a capital L. For all of these reasons and more, I no longer take photographs of people during yoga.

I no longer say, "the fullest expression of the pose." In my teacher training over 15 years ago, this was common lingo (AKA the most "advanced" version of the pose). Oh wait, advanced is another word I have removed from my yoga teacher vocabulary for the most part.