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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.

B.K.S. Iyengar

It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
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Inspiring Life Yoga
The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
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Adventure Inspiring Journey
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.
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Easier Next Willpower
Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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Giving Principle Student
Breath is the vehicle of consciousness and so, by its slow measured observation and distribution, we learn to tug our attention away from external desires toward a judicious, intelligent awareness.
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Attention Desire Intelligent
The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It’s about using posture to understand and transform yourself.
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Asana Posture Study
If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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Balance Eternity Present
It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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Late Practice Yoga
Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Compassion Inspiring Teacher
As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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Mind Moving Wind
Through surrender the aspirant’s ego is effaced, and . . . grace . . . pours down upon him like a torrential rain.
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Ego Grace Rain
Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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Little Things Littles Thinking
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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Life Reality Yoga
We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die….So just standing still isn’t really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.
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Challenges Disturbance Moving
I also say with backbends, you have to be cautiously bold. Not carelessly bold. You have to descend to the dictation of the spine. You cannot command from the brain to do the poses. As you play with a child, guarding the child from injuries, similarly you have to play in backbends, guarding your spine.
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Brain Children Play
The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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Goal Soul Yoga

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