Yoga is a mirror to look at ourselves from within.
B.K.S. IYENGARDo not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
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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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Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
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If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
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We are a little piece of continual change, looking at an infinite quantity of continual change.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.
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Move from the known to the unknown.
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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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The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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The pose begins when you want to leave it.
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We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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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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As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle, seeking to reconcile the paradox of how to make our way upon earth while striving for something more permanent and more profound.
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A yogi’s brain extends from the bottom of the foot to the top of his head
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When stability becomes a habit, maturity and clarity follow.
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