Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.
B.K.S. IYENGARI am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
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We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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Yoga is about the will, working with intelligence and self-reflexive consciousness, can free us from the inevitability of the wavering mind and outwardly directed senses.
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People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
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Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.
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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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Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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Be inspired but not proud.
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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.
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Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
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I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don’t blame yoga or the whole community of yogis
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This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.
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As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.
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The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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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 has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
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The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It’s about using posture to understand and transform yourself.
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It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
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Without education, confidence does not come.
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Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
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