When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
B.K.S. IYENGARWe are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.
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It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
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Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.
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Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.
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