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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.

B.K.S. Iyengar

I don’t stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.
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Body Self Yoga
Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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Energy Mind Restless Yoga
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
People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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Age Body People
Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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Children Inspiring Soul
I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
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Life Thinking Yoga
A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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Explore Good Helping Maximum Teacher
Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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Mind Soul Training
Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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Art Philosophy Yoga
There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
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Issues Keys Progress
Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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Inspiring Life Wholeness Yoga
When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.
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Asana Body Posture
When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.
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Inspiring Success Yoga
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
As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are.
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Body Important Soul
First yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity.
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Differences Mind Yoga

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