From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
B.K.S. IYENGARThere is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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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.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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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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I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
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I am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
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Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
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Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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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.
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Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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