Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
B.K.S. IYENGARSirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.
B.K.S. IYENGARAsanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
B.K.S. IYENGARIt 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?
B.K.S. IYENGARHatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
B.K.S. IYENGARI think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
B.K.S. IYENGARMy Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
B.K.S. IYENGARHow can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
B.K.S. IYENGARThe body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
B.K.S. IYENGARThe lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.
B.K.S. IYENGARAs a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness.
B.K.S. IYENGARLife means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen 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.
B.K.S. IYENGARPractice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
B.K.S. IYENGARAsana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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