The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
B.K.S. IYENGARMove from the known to the unknown.
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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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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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If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.
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First yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity.
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Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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