The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It’s about using posture to understand and transform yourself.
B.K.S. IYENGARWords cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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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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It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.
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The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
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The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness on both sides.
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Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
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As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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