If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
B.K.S. IYENGARGive more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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We 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.
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It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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It is never too late in life to practice yoga
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.
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When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.
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As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different color of light, so does the word yoga, each facet reflecting a different shade of meaning and revealing different aspects of the entire range of human endeavor to win inner peace and happiness.
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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.
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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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The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
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You exist without the feeling of existence.
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Ignorance has no beginning, but it has an end. There is a beginning but no end to knowledge.
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