Breath is the king of mind.
B.K.S. IYENGARWe are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die….So just standing still isn’t really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.
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Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
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The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
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Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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Lack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.
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Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.
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Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
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Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.
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Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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