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A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.

B.K.S. Iyengar

Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Compassion Inspiring Teacher
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
Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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Inspiring Willingness Willpower
The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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Asana Body Brain
When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
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Awareness Moving Way
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
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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Inspiring Success Yoga
In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
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Balance Eternity State
Approach each asana with freshness every day.
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Approach Asana Freshness
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
Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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Awareness Rays Sun
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
Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions.
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Attitude Skills Yoga
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Abundance Humility Love
Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.
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Backbends Meditation Posture
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

A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.

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