The flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.
Asana done from the brain makes one heavy and done from the heart makes one light.
Perfection in asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached.
Yoga has expanded beyond asana for me. It's how I live my life and currently I'm throwing myself into a meditation practice.
Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intellect, and benevolence of spirit.
When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us be free in whatever posture we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do.
Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.
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.
The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
Approach each asana with freshness every day.
Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.
I don't define myself by my body's ability to execute gorgeous asana anymore. I'm all about taking care of my temple and understanding that its requirements change with age and time.
Ninety percent of what most yoga teachers do is teach asana practice. While asana discharges stress and so forth, it was never intended to be a standalone practice. The true intent of yoga is personal transformation. What we get out of the privilege of teaching prisoners is the opportunity to focus on our own personal development. You can be of service, and, while helping others transform their lives, you have the deeper opportunity to transform your own. What we teach in prison is how we live our lives.
When every asana is multi-petaled, why do you make it single petaled?
The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
You are only as young as your spine is flexible.
Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asana each time with a fresh mind and with a fresh approach.
The practice of 'asanas' and 'pranayama' wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.
Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony with nature
Each asana is like a piece of music that has a certain characteristic, a certain power.