Rose Dease began her Sunday morning all-level class at Hot or Not Yoga in Manahawkin with talk of the ego. She had been nominated, last month, for 92.7 WOBM’s “Ocean County’s Best Yoga Instructor.” Eleven contenders were whittled down over the course of weeks of online voting, and, in the end, Dease had won.

“I really wanted to win,” she said, and was delighted when she did. But the elation soon dovetailed with a return to the lessons of yoga – including taming the ego.

Self-confidence is, of course, important, said Dease, 33. And, as WOBM stated on its website, the friendly competition was a…