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Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.

B.K.S. Iyengar

Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble.
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Art Philosophy Spiritual
During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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Clouds Moving Sky
The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
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Inspiring Light Shining
If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.
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Practice Self Yoga
Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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Inspiring Life Wholeness Yoga
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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Body Self Yoga
The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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Forget Past Yogi
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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Blood Cells Practice
Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
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Bliss Inspiring Missing
As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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Mind Moving Wind
Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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Little Things Littles Thinking
The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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Art Inspiring Teaching
The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
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Adventure Inspiring Journey
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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Asana Body Progress
Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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Arrows Soul Yoga
A yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
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Brain Feet Yogi

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