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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When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
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Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
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Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
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Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of 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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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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I always tell people, live happily and die majestically.
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Yoga is the music of the soul. So do continue, and the gates of the soul will open.
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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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Move from the known to the unknown.
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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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Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.
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Without the accurate spine movement, one can’t exist dynamically.
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Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time.
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Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body
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