Life means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.
B.K.S. IYENGARThe body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?
More B.K.S. Iyengar Quotes
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Yoga is the method by which the restless mind is calmed And the energy directed into constructive channels.
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Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
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As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.
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Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
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The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.
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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
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The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It’s about using posture to understand and transform yourself.
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The yogi cannot be afraid to die, because he has brought life to every cell of his body. We are afraid to die, because we are afraid we have not lived. The yogi has lived.
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When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and relearn what you are doing. Doing is mechanical; learning is dynamic.
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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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There is no difference in souls, only the ideas about ourselves that we wear.
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Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.
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I don’t stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.
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