The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice.
The beauty of a lake reflects the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the Self is seen reflected in it.
Yes, flexibility of body and physical perfection for Yogasana is important. However more important is the state of your mind, Meditative mind. Your flexibility might be excellent but if your mind is not attentive, you are merely doing some physical exercise, not Yoga.
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.
Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.
Nothing is achieved by a mind that doubts
True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
Learning is as much an art as teaching
Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
This practice of yoga is to remove the weeds from the body so that the garden can grow.
An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
If you open the armpits, the brain becomes light. You cannot brood or become depressed.
Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.
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.
Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.
Why think of liberation at some future time? Liberation is in the little things, here and now.
Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.
When an asana is done correctly the body movements are smooth, there is lightness in the body and freedom in the mind.
Any action done with beauty and purity, and in complete harmony of body, mind and soul, is Art.
You must fill every inch of your body with the asana from your chest and arms and legs to the tips of your fingers and toes so that the asana radiates from the core of your body and fills the entire diameter and circumference of your limbs. You must feel your intelligence, your awareness, and your consciousness in every inch of your body.
Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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