As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
B.K.S. IYENGAR
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B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar 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.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar 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.
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