When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.
B.K.S. IYENGARAction is movement with intelligence
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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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Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.
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Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to be fanned into flame.
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Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
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Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
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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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Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.
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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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An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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Asanas penetrate deep into each layer of the body and ultimately into the consciousness itself.
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I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
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The yogi learns to forget the past and takes no thought for the morrow. He lives in the eternal present.
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Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced.
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We have two physical eyes, but every pore of the body is also an eye.
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