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The flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.

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Approach each asana with freshness every day.
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Approach Asana Freshness
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
We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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Infinite Littles Pieces
When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.
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Clarity Habit Maturity
The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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Body Painting relief
Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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Accurate Movement Spine
When the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfillment.
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Practice Self Yoga
Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
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Focus Inspiring Jobs
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
Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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Faces Helping 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
Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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Giving Principle Student
In your discipline, if doubt comes, let it come. You do your work and let doubt carry on with its work. And let us see which gives up first!
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Discipline Doubt Give Up
Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
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Achieve Doubt Mind
The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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Want Yoga Yoga Practice
Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
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End Ignorance Knowledge

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