Yoga Quotes - Page 40

• The man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures and acknowledging unity with the universe of things, was infusing into his being the true essence of civilization.

  Luther Standing Bear

  Men, Essence, Civilization

  Luther Standing Bear (2006). “Land of the Spotted Eagle”, p.250, U of Nebraska Press

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• It is important not to abandon the practice of yoga because we believe it is driven by the wrong motivation. The practice of yoga itself transforms. Yoga has a magical quality.

  Ravi Ravindra

  Motivation, Believe, Practice

  Ravi Ravindra (2009). “The Wisdom of Patañjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide”

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• Rather than allowing our response to an even affect our breathing, we can learn instead to let our breathing change our relationship to the event.

  Cyndi Lee

  Breathing, Meditation, Events

  Cyndi Lee (2004). “Yoga Body, Buddha Mind”, p.32, Penguin

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• Depending on their psychic make up, for some people, closing the eyes or being quiet produces anxiety and increases mental agitation. In such situations it is better to undertake the practice of yoga-whether physical yoga or meditation-with other people with whom one is comfortable and at ease. Gradually, as we see more and more clearly their roots, the fears and the imaginings will diminish. Mental distractions are harder to overcome when practicing alone. (109)

  Ravi Ravindra

  Eye, Psychics, Practice

  Ravi Ravindra (2009). “The Wisdom of Patañjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide”

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• Yoga is at the core of my health and wellness routine; even if it's only for 10 to 15 minutes I find it helps me to re-center and to focus as well as improve my overall core strength.

  Miranda Kerr

  Focus, Routine, Helping

  "The Style Q&A: Miranda Kerr". Interview with Kerry Pieri, www.harpersbazaar.com. August 9, 2012.

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• Picked up the yoga, put down the soda.
  My healthy mind...that's what's gon' help me over.
  Life of a stoner (if you still concerned),
  I never lose, I only win or learn;
  It's all about your state of mind.

  Dizzy Wright

  Rap, Winning, Hip Hop

  Song: State Of Mind, 2014

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• I've done archery for about six weeks, and rock climbing, tree climbing - and combat, running and vaulting. But also yoga and things like that, to stay catlike!

  Jennifer Lawrence

  Running, Rocks, Climbing

  "Ennifer Lawrence On 'Hunger Games,' 'Transformers' Announces World Premiere In Today's Dailies" by Josh Wigler, www.mtv.com. May 23, 2011.

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• Prayers are designed to raise God-consciousness five times a day, throughout one's life. Prayers also provide regular exercise - like yoga or Tai Chi or Qigong built into the day - and serve as a calming retreat from the daily demands of life. Muslims thus learn to balance deeni wa dunyavi (the spiritual and the worldly). They can't abandon one for the other; that's the essence of their faith.

  Haroon Siddiqui

  Spiritual, Prayer, Exercise

  Haroon Siddiqui (2010). “Groundwork Being Muslim”, p.59, A&C Black

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• I tend to do something for two years then move on to something new. Yoga, then biking, then weight lifting, then back to biking. The moment it feels like a rut, I switch and search for a new love. It's like having a midlife crisis, but without the new wife or cheesy BMW.

  Brad Meltzer

  Moving, Two, Bmw

  "Workouts inspire novelist: 'No better place to plot the death of a character'". Interview with David Raterman, www.sun-sentinel.com. February 11, 2013.

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• I'm probably the least flexible athlete you'll find. When it comes to yoga, I can't get in the positions and I can't hold them. You have to be pretty flexible to do it. Once you get certain positions, you have to have the core strength to hold those positions. It's a pretty good workout.

  Steve Blake

  Workout, Athlete, Good Work

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• The practice of yoga induces a primary sense of measure and proportion. Reduced to our own body, our first instrument, we learn to play it, drawing from it maximum resonance and harmony.

  Yehudi Menuhin

  Play, Drawing, Practice

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• It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Life, Inspiring, Self

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.8, Rodale

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• Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Inspiring, Broken, Trying

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.14, Rodale

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• Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Inspiring, Stress, Struggle

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.14, Rodale

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• Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Life, Inspiring, Elude You

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2014). “BKS Iyengar Yoga The Path to Holistic Health”, p.396, Dorling Kindersley Ltd

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• Regarding perfection, that's a very difficult question. I can say that I have superseded most in my sadhana [practice]. I am in it, and my mind and my intelligence gets better in my sadhana, and it reaches a certain place. When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens... My body is a laboratory, you can say. I don't stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Life, Moving, Self

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• The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Life, Reality, Perfection

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.61, Rodale

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• It took me whole decades to appreciate the depth and true value of yoga. Sacred texts supported my discoveries, but it was not they that signposted the way. What I learned through yoga, I found out through yoga.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Discovery, Appreciate, Depth

  B.K.S. Iyengar, John J. Evans, Douglas Abrams (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.10, Rodale

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• Life means to be living.Problems will always be there.  When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don't take a break.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Inspiring, Mean, Problem

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• Words cannot convey the value of yoga - it has to be experienced.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Inspiring, Values

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• Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Inspiring, Past, Mind

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• Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Inspiring, Inspiring Yoga, Wholeness

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.14, Rodale

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• The practice of yogasana for the sake of health, to keep fit, or to maintain flexibility is the external practice of yoga. While this is a legitimate place to begin, it is not the end. Even in simple asanas, one is experiencing the three levels of quest: the external quest, which brings firmness of the body; the internal quest, which brings steadiness of intelligence; and the innermost quest, which brings benevolence of spirit.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Simple, Practice, Three

  "Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom".

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• All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Flames, Divinity, Sparks

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• Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Community, Growth, Individual

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