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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
The needs of the body are the needs of the divine self, which lives through the body.
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Body Needs Spirit
Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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Body Nervous Nervous System
Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
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Focus Inspiring Jobs
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
The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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Goal Soul Yoga
Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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Accurate Movement Spine
As a mighty river which when properly harnessed by dams and canals, creates a vast reservoir of water, prevents famine and provides abundant power for industry; so also the mind, when controlled, provides a reservoir of peace and generates abundant energy for the human uplift.
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Rivers Uplifting Water
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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Brain Children Play
Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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Looks Mirrors Yoga
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
True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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Awareness Inspiring Unbroken
The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
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Block Soul Wall
A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.
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May Mind World
When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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Healthy Humanity Soul
You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.
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Heart Life Yoga

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