The decision to relax rather than to grip, even in the face of impatience or fear, is a conscious and brave choice..

When the restlessness of the mind, intellect and self is stilled through the practice of Yoga, the yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself fin….

Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul..

If you can adapt to and balance in a world that is always moving and unstable, you learn how to become tolerant to the permanence of change and diffe….

As a mighty river which when properly harnessed by dams and canals, creates a vast reservoir of water, prevents famine and provides abundant power fo….

If we become aware of its limitations and compulsions, we can transcend them..

The battle of yoga is with the body and with the ego. You must conquer your ego, or small self, so that you can let your soul, your big Self, be vict….

Many ask me whether pranayama ... postpones old age. Why worry about it? Death is certain. Let it come when it comes. Just keep working. The soul has….

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 gro….

The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today.

In backbends, one touches the body physically, mentally, intellectually, consciously and spiritually everywhere..

I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take..

The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses..

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..

When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist..

The sleeping tortoise takes all its limbs into its carapace. So does the yogi: going back into himself he does not see anything worldly any longer, h….

If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circ….

First yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it lead….

Yoga takes us to an unconditioned freedom, because yoga sees even good habits as a form of conditioning or limitation..

One has to see oneself through one's actions, works, and mind. Knowing the Self by the self is not as easy as writing that line. A #‎ yogi sees thi….

Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit..