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Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.

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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Abundance Humility Love
Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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Asana Kings Reason
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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Inspiring Success Yoga
Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
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Discipline Soul Yoga
The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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Asana Body Prayer
When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
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Awareness Moving Way
Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
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Inspiring Stress Struggle
It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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Doe Way Yoga
The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
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Brave Choices Decision
Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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Arrows Soul Yoga
The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It’s about using posture to understand and transform yourself.
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Asana Posture Study
Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.
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Body Challenges Mind Weak
The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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Asana Body Brain
Action is movement with intelligence
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Action Intelligence Movement
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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Art Philosophy Spiritual
If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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Armpits Brain Light

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