Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
B.K.S. IYENGARAsanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness on both sides.
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In whatever you are doing, be one: body, soul, mind. Do it beautifully and with purity.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.
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Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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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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The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.
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If you practice yoga every day with perseverance, you will be able to face the turmoil of life with steadiness and maturity.
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During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
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Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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