When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
B.K.S. IYENGARBreath is the king of mind.
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Yoga has a threefold impact on health. It keeps healthy people healthy, it inhibits the development of diseases, and it aids recovery from ill health.
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This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.
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You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.
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As long as the body is not in perfect health, you think about it, and that prevents you from thinking of the mind. The sound mind is a sound body.
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The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand.
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Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.
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Awareness must be like the rays of the sun: extending everywhere, illuminating all.
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All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
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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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We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
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Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.
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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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Do 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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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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The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.
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