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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.

B.K.S. Iyengar

Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
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Anyone Savasana War
Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
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Focus Inspiring Jobs
In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
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Balance Eternity State
As each individual is electrically alive and dynamic, so yoga is a living, dynamic force in life. In order to savor its essence, one needs a religiously attentive dynamic practice done with awareness and absorption.
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Essence Order Yoga
The light that Yoga sheds on life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.
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Light Special Yoga
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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Life Sweat Yoga
If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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Armpit Armpits Open
Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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India Nations Peace
Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.
B.K.S. IYENGAR

Body Health Mind Soul
I don’t bring yesterday’s poses to today’s practice. I know yesterday’s poses, but when I practice today I become a beginner. I don’t want yesterday’s experience. I want to see what new understanding may come in addition to what I felt up to now.
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Practice Understanding Yesterday
It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
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Body Mind Realization
By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.
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Illumination Journey Yoga
Breath is the vehicle of consciousness and so, by its slow measured observation and distribution, we learn to tug our attention away from external desires toward a judicious, intelligent awareness.
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Attention Desire Intelligent
Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
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Bliss Inspiring Missing
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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Artist Inspiring Practice
We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
B.K.S. IYENGAR

Body Mind Need Sound

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