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The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.

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The flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.
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Asana Challenges Gains
One’s spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one’s fellow beings.
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Inspiring Lying Spiritual
My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
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Accomplish Crazy Passionate
Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.
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Broken Inspiring Yoga
The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
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Body Painting relief
Relaxation: In. Every. Pose. There. Should. Be. Repose.
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Pose Relaxation Repose
The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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Confusion Simplicity Yoga
When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.
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Inspiring Success Yoga
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
I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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Dies Happily Majestically People
If you keep your armpits open, you won’t get depressed.
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Armpit Armpits Open
If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.
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Anything Body Mind Right
Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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Inspiring Willingness Willpower
Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
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Art Soul Yoga
It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity. How can we neglect the temple of the spirit?
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Body Mind Realization
There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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Interpreted One Reality Way

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