The needs of the body are the needs of the divine self, which lives through the body.
B.K.S. IYENGARBalance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions.
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When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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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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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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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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A yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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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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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die….So just standing still isn’t really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.
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The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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