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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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We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.
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Attention Fool Wavering
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power. Courage without love is brutish. Abundance without moderation leads to over-indulgence and decay. Power without humility breeds arrogance and tyranny.
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Humility Love Yoga
A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.
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May Mind World
Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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Asana Body Layers
Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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Asana Body Progress
I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
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Life Thinking Yoga
Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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Community Growth Yoga
When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and relearn what you are doing. Doing is mechanical; learning is dynamic.
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Brain Mind Sake
Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.
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Backbends Meditation Posture
Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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Extensions Precision Space
After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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Mind Passive Yoga
Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Compassion Inspiring Teacher
The yogi cannot be afraid to die, because he has brought life to every cell of his body. We are afraid to die, because we are afraid we have not lived. The yogi has lived.
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Body Cells Yogi
Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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Children Inspiring Soul
It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
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Inspiring Life Yoga
Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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Inspiring Keys Yoga

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