B.K.S. Iyengar
B.K.S. Iyengar212 quotes“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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Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Without education, confidence does not come.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough – whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar 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.
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