Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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One’s spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one’s fellow beings.
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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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Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
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Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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Willpower is concrete, not ethereal. When you do something, you demonstrate your willpower, and it becomes all the easier to have the same power of will the next time.
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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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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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The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Don’t practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light.
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To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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