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My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.

B.K.S. Iyengar

A yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
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Brain Feet Yogi
It took me whole decades to appreciate the depth and true value of yoga. Sacred texts supported my discoveries, but it was not they that signposted the way. What I learned through yoga, I found out through yoga.
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Appreciate Discovery Yoga
The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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Forget Past Yogi
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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Blood Cells Practice
Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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Accurate Movement Spine
How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?
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Big God Inspiring Know
Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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Aim Awareness Yoga
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
Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it
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Freedom Inspiring Yoga
You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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Faults Inspiring Same Mistakes
If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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Armpit Armpits Open
The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
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Asana Body Brain
Action is movement with intelligence
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Action Intelligence Movement
Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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Asana Body Perfect
It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.
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Body Divinity Yoga
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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Abundance Humility Love

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