Quotes on Hatha Yoga

Inhale, and God approaches you. Hold the inhalation, and God remains with you. Exhale, and you approach God. Hold the exhalation, and surrender to God.

When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.

Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.

If you can get the inside right, the outside will fall into place.

Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.

Basketball is an endurance sport, and you have to learn to control your breath; that's the essence of yoga, too. So, I consciously began using yoga techniques in my practice and playing. I think yoga helped reduce the number and severity of injuries I suffered. As preventative medicine, it's unequaled.

Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one's actions.