When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe light that Yoga sheds on life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees.
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We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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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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If you balance in the Present, you are living in Eternity
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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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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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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Is it necessary to practice all these asanas, further and further? Is it necessary to develop scientific researches further and further? To a yogi, the body is a laboratory, a field of experiments and perpetual researches.
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The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
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Without education, confidence does not come.
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Do to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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