An unusual take on the mind-body connection with author and yoga teacher Matthew Sanford. He's been a paraplegic since the age of 13. He shares his wisdom for us all on knowing the strength and grace of our bodies even in the face of illness, aging, and death.
Matthew Sanford gives instruction during a yoga session.
» Yoga.
Seane Corn takes us inside the practicalities and power of yoga, and describes how it helps her face the darkness in herself and the world.
» In the Room with Sanford
Watch complete, behind-the-scenes footage of Krista's in-studio conversation with Matthew Sanford. The video also includes clips of Sanford teaching students with disabilities.
» "The Presence of Silence"
View a series of images of Matthew Sanford's life before and after the accident.
» Body Prayer [video, 3:02]
Yoga teacher Seane Corn demonstrates her graceful and athletic form of "body prayer."
» Breathe, and Everything Changes
Our managing producer, a "yoga cliché," finds a way of putting herself in the way of the divine.
» I Am Not As Devout
But what about practicing yoga at home? Mitch has a prescribed playlist German trains would love.
» Confessions of a Yoga Convert
Krista finds liberation in the graceful transitioning instead of only the outcome.
» Living with Yoga
Rehabilitative yoga after a foot surgery.
Matthew Sanford
Sanford is author of Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence and the founder and director of the non-profit organization Mind Body Solutions.
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