Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
B.K.S. IYENGARConfidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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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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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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There is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.
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True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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Don’t practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light.
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness.
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Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time.
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Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.
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This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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We can wash the skin of our bodies with a bath, but through asana practice we not only purify our blood and cells, we are cleansing the inner body as we practice.
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