It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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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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Willpower is concrete, not ethereal. When you do something, you demonstrate your willpower, and it becomes all the easier to have the same power of will the next time.
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I 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.
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
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Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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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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Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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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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When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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