Quotes on yoga
Vogue and Self are putting out the message of yoginis as buff and perfect. If you start doing yoga for those reasons, fine. Most people get beyond that and see that it's much, much more.
Walden, Patricia
For me, yoga is not just a workout; it's about working on yourself.
Glover, Mary
Yoga in Mayfair or Fifth Avenue, or in any other place which is on the telephone, is a spiritual fake.
Jung, Carl G.
Before you've practiced, the theory is useless. After you've practiced, the theory is obvious.
Williams, David
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.
Krishnamacharya
You cannot do yoga. Yoga is your natural state. What you can do are yoga exercises, which may reveal to you where you are resisting your natural state.
Gannon, Sharon
Yoga accepts. Yoga gives.
Vallei, April
Yoga is possible for anybody who really wants it. Yoga is universal... But don't approach yoga with a business mind looking for worldly gain.
Jois, Sri Krishna Pattabhi
The yoga mat is a good place to turn when talk therapy and antidepressants aren't enough.
Weintraub, Amy
Yoga is invigoration in relaxation. Freedom in routine. Confidence through self control. Energy within and energy without.
Delecto, Ymber
Yoga is 99% practice and 1% knowledge.
Jois, Sri Krishna Pattabhi
By embracing your mother wound as your yoga, you transform what has been a hindrance in your life into a teacher of the heart.
Moffitt, Phillip
If I had time for only two exercises, I would choose yoga and skipping.
Alauda, Astrid
When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.
Iyengar, B.K.S.
Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind.
Patanjali
Concentrating on poses clears the mind, while focusing on the breath helps the body shift out of fight-or-flight mode.
Haiken, Melanie
If I'm losing balance in a pose, I stretch higher and God reaches down to steady me. It works every time, and not just in yoga.
Guillemets, Terri