When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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When the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfillment.
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One’s spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one’s fellow beings.
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Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.
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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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As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
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Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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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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While doing the postures, your mind should be in half-consciousn ess, which does not mean sleep. It means silence, emptiness, space, which can then be filled with an acute awareness of the sensations given by the posture. You watch yourself from inside. It is a full silence.
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The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today
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Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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