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If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.

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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
To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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Active Dull Easy
Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
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Asana Mind Past
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
Action is movement with intelligence
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Action Intelligence Movement
As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
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Energy Inward Mind
Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.
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Capacity Inspiring Same Mistakes
The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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Asana Body Prayer
Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
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Balance Body Foundation
We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness on both sides.
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Mind Party Two
Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.
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Body Challenges Mind Weak
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
It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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Body Divinity Yoga
A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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Explore Good Helping Maximum Teacher
Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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Aim Awareness Yoga
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

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