A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is an interior penetration leading to integration of being, senses, breath, mind, intelligence, consciousness, and Self. It is definitely an inward journey, evolution through involution, toward the Soul, which in turn desires to emerge and embrace you in its glory.
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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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Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.
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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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A yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
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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 brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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Approach each asana with freshness every day.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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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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The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.
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I am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
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Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.
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