The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
B.K.S. IYENGARIf you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.
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As each individual is electrically alive and dynamic, so yoga is a living, dynamic force in life. In order to savor its essence, one needs a religiously attentive dynamic practice done with awareness and absorption.
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When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.
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Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.
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As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
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Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble.
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You exist without the feeling of existence.
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Learning is as much an art as teaching
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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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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
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