“True yoga is not about the shape of your body, but the shape of your life. Yoga is not to be performed; yoga is to be lived. Yoga doesn’t care about what you have been; yoga cares about the person you are becoming. Yoga is designed for a vast and profound purpose, and for it to be truly called yoga, its essence must be embodied.”
Aadil Palkhivala
PinYoga means addition – addition of energy, strength and beauty to body, mind and soul. – Amit RayPinYoga does not just change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees. ― B.K.S IyengarPinIf you seek peace, be still. If you seek wisdom, be silent. If you seek love, be yourself.– Becca LeePinThe very heart of yoga practice is ‘abyhasa’ – steady effort in the direction you want to go. – Sally KemptonPinYoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self. – The Bhagavad GitaPinWhen you listen to yourself, everything comes naturally. It comes from inside, like a kind of will to do something. Try to be sensitive. That is yoga. ― Petri RäisänenPinSometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths. – Etty HittlesumPinThe nature of yoga is to shine the light of awareness into the darkest corners of the body. — Jason CrandellPinYoga takes you into the present moment. The only place where life exists.
7 Quotes About Yoga and Change
“Change is not something that we should fear. Rather, it is something that we should welcome. For without change, nothing in this world would ever grow or blossom, and no one in this world would ever move forward to become the person they’re meant to be.”
B.K.S Iyengar
PinThere is always room for change, but you have to be open to that change. – Kathryn BudigPinThe yoga pose you avoid the most you need the most.
“Accepting means you allow yourself to feel whatever it is you are feeling at that moment. It is part of the isness of the Now. You can’t argue with what is. Well, you can, but if you do, you suffer.”
PinChange only happens in the present moment. The past is already done. The future is just energy and intention. ― Kino MacGregorPinThat’s exactly how it is in yoga. The places where you have the most resistance are actually the places that are going to be the areas of the greatest liberation. — Rodney Yee
“Balancing in yoga and life is a reflection of our inner state. Can we dance with change? Can we fall and try again with playfulness? Do we have the focus, skill, and attunement to find the still point within it all?”
Shiva Rea
17 Powerful Quotes to Inspire You to Practice Yoga Daily
“Yoga is the ultimate practice. It simultaneously stimulates our inner light and quiets our overactive minds. It is both energy and rest. Yin and Yang. We feel the burn and find our bliss.”
Elise Joan
PinYoga is a light, which once lit will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter your flame. — B.K.S. IyengarPinThe body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in. ― B.K.S IyengarPinMeditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom. ― BuddhaPinBe a lamp to yourself. Be your own confidence. Hold on to the truth within yourself as to the only truth. – BuddhaPinYoga is the fountain of youth. You’re only as young as your spine is flexible. ― Bob HarperPinYoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are. ― Jason CrandellPinIn truth, yoga doesn’t take time – it gives time.― Ganga WhitePinThe body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness. — Sakyong MiphamPinYoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind and soul. ― Amit RayPinThe best thing you could do is master the chaos in you. You are not thrown into the fire, you are the fire. – Mama IndigoPinDon’t move the way fear makes you move. Move the way love makes you move. Move the way joy makes you move. – OshoPinWhen we push for immediate results and instant healing, we never inhabit the important in-between phase, which is where much of the learning and growth actually happen. ― Bo ForbesPinYoga is 99% practice and 1% theory. — Sri K. Pattabhi JoisPinYoga is a light which once lit will never dim, the better your practice the brighter your flame. – B.K.S. IyengarPinYoga is not for the flexible. It’s for the willing.PinYoga exists in the world because everything is linked. – T. K. V. Desikachar
11 Quotes About Peace and Mindfulness (MEDITATION)
PinWe all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be achieved unless we first establish peace within our own minds. – Geshe Kelsang GyatsoPinTrue meditation is about being fully present with everything that is including discomfort and challenges. It is not an escape from life. ― Craig HamiltonPinWhen you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. – Peace PilgrimPinYoga begins with listening. When we listen, we are giving space to what is. — Richard FreemanPinI think it’s interesting that the opposite of being active in yoga is not being passive. It’s being receptive. — Cyndi LeePinThe yoga pose is not the goal. Becoming flexible is not the goal. Standing on your hands is not the goal. The goal is serenity. Balance. Truly finding peace in your own skin. ― Rachel BrathenPinYoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. ― B.K.S IyengarPinInner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions. – Pema ChodronPinIn asana practice, we learn to cherish each breath, to cherish every cell in our bodies. The time we spend on the mat is love in action. — Rolf GatesPinThe attitude of gratitude is the highest yoga. — Yogi BhajanPinMindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes. – Thich Nhat Hanh
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