B.K.S. Iyengar on recovery
B.K.S. Iyengar212 quotes“Yoga has a threefold impact on health. It keeps healthy people healthy, it inhibits the development of diseases, and it aids recovery from ill health.”
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Do to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar It took me whole decades to appreciate the depth and true value of yoga. Sacred texts supported my discoveries, but it was not they that signposted the way. What I learned through yoga, I found out through yoga.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar You exist without the feeling of existence.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
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