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When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.

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The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
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Inspiring Light Shining
All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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Divinity Flames Yoga
I don’t bring yesterday’s poses to today’s practice. I know yesterday’s poses, but when I practice today I become a beginner. I don’t want yesterday’s experience. I want to see what new understanding may come in addition to what I felt up to now.
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Practice Understanding Yesterday
Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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Looks Mirrors Yoga
The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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Art Inspiring Teaching
The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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Life Reality Yoga
We often fool ourselves that we are concentrating because we fix our attention on wavering objects.
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Attention Fool Wavering
Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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Effort Practice Yoga
As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are.
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Body Important Soul
Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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Pose Relaxation Repose
I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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Dies Happily Majestically People
The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It’s about using posture to understand and transform yourself.
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Asana Posture Study
Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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Fulfillment Plant Sunlight
Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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Arrows Soul Yoga
Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
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Balance Body Foundation
Action is movement with intelligence
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Action Intelligence Movement

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