“When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.”

A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.

Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.

The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.

All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.

Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.

The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.

It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.

Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.

True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.

It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.

The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.

Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart

You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you. Love must be incarnated in the smallest pore of the skin, the smallest cell of the body to make them intelligent so they can collaborate with all the other ones, in the big republic of the body. This love must radiate from you to others.

During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.

First yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity.

The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.

Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.

Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.

Be passionate about the culture and the business, and remain positive, because it inspires others.

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

Hope is a renewable option: If you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning.

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

Playing scales is like a boxer skipping rope or punching a bag. It’s not the thing in itself; it’s preparatory to the activity

Don’t waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions; go over, under, through, and opinions will change organically when you’re the boss. Or they won’t. Who cares? Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.