We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness on both sides.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe needs of the body are the needs of the divine self, which lives through the body.
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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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Do to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal.
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When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.
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It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.
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If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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Willpower is concrete, not ethereal. When you do something, you demonstrate your willpower, and it becomes all the easier to have the same power of will the next time.
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Yoga is about the will, working with intelligence and self-reflexive consciousness, can free us from the inevitability of the wavering mind and outwardly directed senses.
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Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.
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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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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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In your discipline, if doubt comes, let it come. You do your work and let doubt carry on with its work. And let us see which gives up first!
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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Yoga has a threefold impact on health. It keeps healthy people healthy, it inhibits the development of diseases, and it aids recovery from ill health.
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