We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die….So just standing still isn’t really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.
B.K.S. IYENGARWe are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die….So just standing still isn’t really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.
B.K.S. IYENGARIt took me whole decades to appreciate the depth and true value of yoga. Sacred texts supported my discoveries, but it was not they that signposted the way. What I learned through yoga, I found out through yoga.
B.K.S. IYENGARBe inspired but not proud.
B.K.S. IYENGARClassics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
B.K.S. IYENGARDo not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
B.K.S. IYENGARI don’t stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
B.K.S. IYENGARYour whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.
B.K.S. IYENGARNothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
B.K.S. IYENGARHow can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
B.K.S. IYENGARYou exist without the feeling of existence.
B.K.S. IYENGARChange leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is an interior penetration leading to integration of being, senses, breath, mind, intelligence, consciousness, and Self. It is definitely an inward journey, evolution through involution, toward the Soul, which in turn desires to emerge and embrace you in its glory.
B.K.S. IYENGAR