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

The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?

Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature

The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.

We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.

Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.

The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.

Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.

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.

Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.

This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.

Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.

My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.

As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.

Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.

Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.

Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.

Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.

Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.

After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.

It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.

Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough – whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.

It took me whole decades to appreciate the depth and true value of yoga. Sacred texts supported my discoveries, but it was not they that signposted the way. What I learned through yoga, I found out through yoga.

If you work on yoga, yoga will work on you.

Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.