This is from www.worldwaterday2006.org  Check out the site for more information.  "In 1992, the UN General Assembly designated March 22 as “World Water Day” to draw international attention to the critical lack of clean, safe drinking water worldwide. It is a time when we are encouraged to pause and consider the largest public health issue of our time – the global scarcity of clean water.

The facts are mind boggling. More than 1 billion people world wide – 20% of the planet’s entire human population – lack access to clean, safe drinking water. According to the United Nations, this world water crisis leads to the death of more than 4,500 children every day and is a leading cause of poverty, disease, and social instability world wide. "

I'm adding this link in a couple of places to make sure more people see it.  I love the practice of yoga and have found it to be transforming, fun, challenging, soothing, supportive, frustrating.  Developing a personal yoga practice at home can add so much to your understanding of yoga.  This article by my fellow yogi (and Erich Schiffmann fan), Suzanne LaForest, describes the challenges she faced as she first began to practice outside of class. But, Suzanne says, "As you master the basics of a disciplined practice, a more interesting practice naturally emerges, just as, with proper care, a tiny shoot inevitably becomes a lovely flower."  Enjoy!