Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.
B.K.S. IYENGARApproach each asana with freshness every day.
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Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful and noble.
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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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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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The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today
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Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being
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Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
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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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It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.
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Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
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We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.
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Savasana is being without was, being without will be. It is being without anyone who is.
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