Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
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.
Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body.
Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.
When an asana is done correctly the body movements are smooth, there is lightness in the body and freedom in the mind.
Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.
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.
Feeling the movement of movements is wandering to the past or future. Living in the movements of movement is being in the present.
By drawing our senses of perception inward, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind.
In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present - the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.
Yoga is as old and traditional as civilization, yet it persists in modern society as a means to achieving essential vitality. But yoga demands that we develop not only strength in body but attention and awareness in mind. The yogi knows that the physical body is not only the temple for our soul but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
Learning is as much an art as teaching.
I can remain thoughtfully thoughtless, It is not an empty mind.
Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.
You must purge yourself before finding faults in others. When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake. This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.
We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die....So just standing still isn't really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.
Your body is the child of the soul. you must nourish and train that child.
There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.
Yoga is a way of life; it is an art, a science, a philosophy.
Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.