Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
B.K.S. IYENGARPeople remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being
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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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There is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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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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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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I think overall the majority of people who are practicing it as a subject are following the right line. For the aberration, don’t blame yoga or the whole community of yogis
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Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.
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I also say with backbends, you have to be cautiously bold. Not carelessly bold. You have to descend to the dictation of the spine. You cannot command from the brain to do the poses. As you play with a child, guarding the child from injuries, similarly you have to play in backbends, guarding your spine.
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Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.
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Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
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I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
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