Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
B.K.S. IYENGARDo to your capacity. Always strive to extend your capacity. Ten minutes today, after a few days, twelve minutes. Master that, then again extend.
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Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.
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Health is not a commodity to be bargained for. It has to be earned through sweat.
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This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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People remind me of my age, but while practising I am beyond my body and its age.
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Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it
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We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.
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Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.
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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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It 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.
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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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The lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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