Be inspired but not proud.
B.K.S. IYENGARBreath is the vehicle of consciousness and so, by its slow measured observation and distribution, we learn to tug our attention away from external desires toward a judicious, intelligent awareness.
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When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.
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Sometimes our body is willing, but our mind is weak. Sometimes our mind is willing, but our body is weak. Do not be afraid. Strive to extend your capacity but do not be disappointed with yourself. What does not challenge us, cannot change us.
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Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
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The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
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Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.
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Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
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Learning is as much an art as teaching
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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.
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Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
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Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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