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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.

B.K.S. Iyengar

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
When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.
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Clarity Habit Maturity
The yogi cannot be afraid to die, because he has brought life to every cell of his body. We are afraid to die, because we are afraid we have not lived. The yogi has lived.
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Body Cells Yogi
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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Doe Flower Water
There is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.
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Differences Ideas Soul
When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and relearn what you are doing. Doing is mechanical; learning is dynamic.
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Brain Mind Sake
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
Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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Asana Body Progress
Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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Fulfillment Plant Sunlight
We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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Body Eye Two
Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Compassion Inspiring Teacher
The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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Asana Body Brain
The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.
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Breathing Hands Horse
Everybody should live quietly whether his experiences are happy or sad, whether they are successes or failures. That is contentment.
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Contentment Failure Success
It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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Late Practice Yoga
Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.
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Inspiring Past Yoga

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