A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
B.K.S. IYENGARA good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
B.K.S. IYENGARIt 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.
B.K.S. IYENGARWe 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.
B.K.S. IYENGARBefore peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
B.K.S. IYENGARWe 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.
B.K.S. IYENGARWords cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
B.K.S. IYENGARHealth begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.
B.K.S. IYENGARLove begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
B.K.S. IYENGARYoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
B.K.S. IYENGARYou must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.
B.K.S. IYENGARWhen stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe Yogi conquers the body by the practice of asanas, making the body a fit vehicle for the spirit. The Yogi knows that it is a necessary vehicle for the spirit, for a soul without a body is like a bird deprived of its power to fly.
B.K.S. IYENGARSavasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
B.K.S. IYENGARYou must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.
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