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Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.
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Breath Kings Mind
If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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Armpits Brain Light
Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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Asana Body Progress
The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
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Art Inspiring Teaching
Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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Asana Body Perfect
If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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Anything Body Mind Right
Anything physical is always changing, therefore, its reality is not constant, not eternal.
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Constant Eternal Reality
The needs of the body are the needs of the divine self, which lives through the body.
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Body Needs Spirit
Yoga releases the creative potential in life.
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Creative Release Yoga
We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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Above Limitation Rise
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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Body Self Yoga
Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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Asana Body Layers
Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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Aim Awareness Yoga
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power. Courage without love is brutish. Abundance without moderation leads to over-indulgence and decay. Power without humility breeds arrogance and tyranny.
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Humility Love Yoga
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.
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Asana Body Posture
Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
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Inspiring Keys Yoga

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