The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
B.K.S. IYENGARTo be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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Without education, confidence does not come.
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It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
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Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
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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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The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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Knowledge of yoga is no substitute for practice.
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The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It’s about using posture to understand and transform yourself.
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We can wash the skin of our bodies with a bath, but through asana practice we not only purify our blood and cells, we are cleansing the inner body as we practice.
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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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The needs of the body are the needs of the divine self, which lives through the body.
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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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Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.
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How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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