It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.
B.K.S. IYENGARActivity and passivity must go together in asanas.
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True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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Training of the mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
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During inhalation, the breath should move exactly like clouds spreading in the sky.
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We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die….So just standing still isn’t really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.
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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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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
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It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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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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