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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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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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Community Growth Yoga
Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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Asana Body Perfect
The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
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Adventure Inspiring Journey
Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.
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Flower Yield Yoga
Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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Awareness Rays Sun
In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
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Balance Eternity State
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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Asana Challenges Gains
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
Yoga has a threefold impact on health. It keeps healthy people healthy, it inhibits the development of diseases, and it aids recovery from ill health.
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Impact Recovery Yoga
As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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Mind Moving Wind
Move from the known to the unknown.
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Moving Shack Unknown Worlds
Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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Pose Relaxation Repose
Approach each asana with freshness every day.
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Approach Asana Freshness
Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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Art Philosophy Yoga
After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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Mind Passive Yoga
A yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
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Brain Feet Yogi

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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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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