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Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.

B.K.S. Iyengar

My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
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Accomplish Crazy Passionate
Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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Art Philosophy Yoga
You exist without the feeling of existence.
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Existence Feelings Inspiring
The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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Confusion Simplicity 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.
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May Suffering Thinking
Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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Arrows Soul 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
Learning is as much an art as teaching
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Art Learn Teaching
As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.
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Animal Essence Stars
The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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Goal Soul Yoga
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Abundance Humility Love
Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
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Anyone Savasana War
Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.
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Flower Roots Tree
If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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Armpits Brain Light
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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May Mind World
Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.
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Inspiring Mean Yoga

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