When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.
B.K.S. IYENGARIf you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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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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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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Without education, confidence does not come.
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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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After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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Learning is as much an art as teaching
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We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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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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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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We can wash the skin of our bodies with a bath, but through asana practice we not only purify our blood and cells, we are cleansing the inner body as we practice.
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The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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