Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.
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Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
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It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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Our greed comes from our fear that we will not have enough – whether it is money or love that we grasp. Yoga teaches us to let go of these fears and so to realize the abundance around us and within us.
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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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A yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
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Yoga is about the will, working with intelligence and self-reflexive consciousness, can free us from the inevitability of the wavering mind and outwardly directed senses.
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Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.
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True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.
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Learning is as much an art as teaching
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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
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