The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions.
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I don’t stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.
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As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are.
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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being
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Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.
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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
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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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To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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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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As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness.
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Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
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Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
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Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble.
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