The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
B.K.S. IYENGARHard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
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A yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.
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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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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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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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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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Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being
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Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time.
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.
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The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
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