“Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.”

As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.

One’s spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one’s fellow beings.

The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.

Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.

Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.

An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.

Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.

The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.

Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.

When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.

I am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.

A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.

In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.

If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.

Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul

Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.

I don’t think children’s inner feelings have changed. They still want a mother and father in the very same house; they want places to play.

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.

Social obligation is much bigger than supporting worthy causes. It includes anything that impacts people and the quality of their lives .

These two are not two, love has made them one. Amo Ergo Sum! And by its mystery each is no less but more.

Every thought is a seed. If you plant crab apples, don’t count on harvesting Golden Delicious.

I enjoy business. I enjoy inspiring women.

We must convince each generation that they are but transient passengers on this planet earth. It does not belong to them. They are not free to doom generations yet unborn. They are not at liberty to erase humanity’s past nor dim its future.

Power isn’t control at all-power is strength, and giving that strength to others.