The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
B.K.S. IYENGARDuring inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.
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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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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
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True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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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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It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today
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