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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.

B.K.S. Iyengar

Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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Body Discrimination Mind
The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today
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Today Yesterday Yoga
It took me whole decades to appreciate the depth and true value of yoga. Sacred texts supported my discoveries, but it was not they that signposted the way. What I learned through yoga, I found out through yoga.
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Appreciate Discovery Yoga
When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and relearn what you are doing. Doing is mechanical; learning is dynamic.
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Brain Mind Sake
Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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Gates Soul Yoga
From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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Body Mind Ultimate Freedom
Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.
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Inspiring Mean Yoga
The yogi cannot be afraid to die, because he has brought life to every cell of his body. We are afraid to die, because we are afraid we have not lived. The yogi has lived.
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Body Cells Yogi
The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
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Brave Choices Decision
Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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Body Nervous Nervous System
Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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Asana Body Perfect
By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.
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Illumination Journey Yoga
Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life.
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Balance Body Foundation
Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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Inspiring Life Wholeness Yoga
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Abundance Humility Love
The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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Confusion Simplicity Yoga

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