Gates draws on twenty years of teaching experience to help readers--from experienced yogis to novices seeking a little tranquility--fundamentally reconsider their relationships with their minds, bodies, and the universe around them through self-reflection.

Over the course of seven chapters, he explores Effortlessness, Nonviolence, The Spirit of Practice, Mindfulness, Compassion and Loving-kindness, Equanimity and Joy, and Intention and Being, giving readers the tools they need to effect positive changes in their lives.