The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
B.K.S. IYENGARIt is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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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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Be inspired but not proud.
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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.
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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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Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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When the mind is controlled and still what remains is the soul
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There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.
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Through surrender the aspirant’s ego is effaced, and . . . grace . . . pours down upon him like a torrential rain.
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Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
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Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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In 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.
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Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.
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Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
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