Breath is the king of mind.
B.K.S. IYENGARHealth is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
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Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.
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Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.
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Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
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If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
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The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being
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While doing the postures, your mind should be in half-consciousn ess, which does not mean sleep. It means silence, emptiness, space, which can then be filled with an acute awareness of the sensations given by the posture. You watch yourself from inside. It is a full silence.
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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
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If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be victorious.
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