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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.

B.K.S. Iyengar

It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
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Body Mind Realization
My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
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Accomplish Crazy Passionate
As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
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Energy Inward Mind
How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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Big God Inspiring Know
Yoga is about the will, working with intelligence and self-reflexive consciousness, can free us from the inevitability of the wavering mind and outwardly directed senses.
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Mind Self Yoga
Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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Art Philosophy Yoga
Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart
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Done Heart Yoga
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
When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
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Artist Inspiring Practice
If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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Anything Body Mind Right
The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
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Journey Mean Soul
The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
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Adventure Inspiring Journey
When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and relearn what you are doing. Doing is mechanical; learning is dynamic.
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Brain Mind Sake
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
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
Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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Children Inspiring Soul

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