I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.
B.K.S. IYENGARApproach each asana with freshness every day.
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The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.
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Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
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Your whole being should be symmetrical. Yoga is symmetry. That is why yoga is a basic art.
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Yoga aims for complete awareness in everything you do.
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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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Life itself seeks fulfillment as plants seek sunlight.
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Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.
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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
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It is not yoga that injures, but the way one does yoga that leads to injury.
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A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
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The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
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I am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.
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Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.
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When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world, but by being a healthy, living organ of the body of humanity.
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We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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