Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
B.K.S. IYENGAR
Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.
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The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
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Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.
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Without education, confidence does not come.
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The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today
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It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
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Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in 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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I also say with backbends, you have to be cautiously bold. Not carelessly bold. You have to descend to the dictation of the spine. You cannot command from the brain to do the poses. As you play with a child, guarding the child from injuries, similarly you have to play in backbends, guarding your spine.
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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
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Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.
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