Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
B.K.S. IYENGARFocus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
B.K.S. IYENGARExtension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
B.K.S. IYENGARKnowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
B.K.S. IYENGARConfidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
B.K.S. IYENGARThere is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
B.K.S. IYENGARSavasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe pose begins when you want to leave it.
B.K.S. IYENGARIn 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.
B.K.S. IYENGARHow can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
B.K.S. IYENGARDo not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
B.K.S. IYENGARActivity and passivity must go together in asanas.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
B.K.S. IYENGARA yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
B.K.S. IYENGARIt is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
B.K.S. IYENGARDo not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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