When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
B.K.S. IYENGARActivity and passivity must go together in asanas.
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It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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I also say with backbends, you have to be cautiously bold. Not carelessly bold. You have to descend to the dictation of the spine. You cannot command from the brain to do the poses. As you play with a child, guarding the child from injuries, similarly you have to play in backbends, guarding your spine.
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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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While doing the postures, your mind should be in half-consciousn ess, which does not mean sleep. It means silence, emptiness, space, which can then be filled with an acute awareness of the sensations given by the posture. You watch yourself from inside. It is a full silence.
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The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.
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Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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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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We must create a marriage between the awareness of the body and that of the mind. When two parties do not cooperate, there is unhappiness on both sides.
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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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