“Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.”

I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.

The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.

Approach each asana with freshness every day.

We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.

The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.

In your discipline, if doubt comes, let it come. You do your work and let doubt carry on with its work. And let us see which gives up first!

The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.

Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.

Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.

Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.

Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.

Without education, confidence does not come.

Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.

From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!

Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.

After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.

The worker can unionize, go out on strike; mothers are divided from each other in homes, tied to their children by compassionate bonds; our wildcat strikes have most often taken the form of physical or mental breakdown.

No woman is really an insider in the institutions fathered by masculine consciousness. When we allow ourselves to believe we are.

I want to say a little something that’s long overdue, the disrespect to women has got to be through.

I am proud to posthumously honor such an inspiring role model.

What can a pencil do for all of us? Amazing things. It can write transcendent poetry, uplifting music, or life-changing equations

There is nothing more inspiring than having a mind unfold before you. Let people teach who have a calling. It is never just a job.

To create is, first and foremost, to create time.

Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.