The Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions.
B.K.S. IYENGARLook after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble.
B.K.S. IYENGARHealthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
B.K.S. IYENGARAwareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
B.K.S. IYENGARLife means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.
B.K.S. IYENGARAs a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
B.K.S. IYENGARSavasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
B.K.S. IYENGARIt is never too late in life to practice yoga
B.K.S. IYENGARAction is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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