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Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.

B.K.S. Iyengar

Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.
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Breath Kings Mind
Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
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Art Soul Yoga
We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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Infinite Littles Pieces
Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
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Contentment Failure Success
When the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfillment.
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Practice Self Yoga
Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Compassion Inspiring Teacher
If you can adapt to and balance in a world that is always moving and unstable, you learn how to become tolerant to the permanence of change and difference.
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Balance Differences Moving
Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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Children Inspiring Soul
After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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Mind Passive Yoga
The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
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Body Mind Practice
I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
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Life Thinking Yoga
Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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Asana Body Perfect
Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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Body Nervous Nervous System
Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
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Balance Body Foundation
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
Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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Gates Soul Yoga

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