Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace ~Bhagavad Gita
Yoga began with the first person wanting to be healthy and happy all the time. ~Sri Swami Satchidananda
No great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and musing meditation ~Walter Bagehot
Breathe Through the Pain, It Always Gets Easier with Time. ~Dashama Konah Gordon
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. ~B.K.S. Iyengar
In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. ~Deepak Chopra
In truth, yoga doesn't "take time" — it gives time. ~Ganga White
When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place. ~Bhagavad Gita
One succeeds in all Yogas through energetic practice—even if one is young, old, very old, sick, or weak. ~Svatmarama
To perform every action artfully is yoga. ~Swami Kripalu
The ultimate essence of yoga is the contact and the union between the individual consciousness and the divine consciousness. ~Raphael, Essence
You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible. ~Deepak Chopra
Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are. ~Jason Crandell
Meditation is such a more substantial reality than what we normally take to be reality. ~Richard Gere
Through the practices of yoga, we discover that concern for the happiness and well being of others, including animals, must be an essential part of our own quest for happiness and well being. The fork can be a powerful weapon of mass destruction or a tool to create peace on Earth. ~Sharon Gannon
That’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
Tree pose grows confidence. It roots me to this world. ~Terri Guillemets
Meditation is defined by not just the mode of thinking, but also the object of thought ~Chaitanya Charan Das
Take a Tree Pose in your life. ~Kathryn E. Livingston
Pain and Happiness are the coverings over reality ~Yogi Vini
Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment. ~Matthieu Ricard
Yoga is the fountain of youth. You're only as young as your spine is flexible. ~Bob Harper
Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal bliss and supreme joy in the end. ~Swami Sivananda
Paths are many, Truth is ONE! ~Swami Satchitananda
You cannot control anything except your thoughts. With yoga, you do not control yourself but you harmonize with nature. ~Debasish Mridha
A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves. ~T. Guillemets
It doesn’t matter how deep into a posture you go, what matters is who you are when you get there. ~Max Strom
Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame. ~B.K.S. Iyengar
A mind free from all disturbances is Yoga ~Patanjali
Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses. ~Daniel Goleman
Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divinity within you. ~Amit Ray
When you live your life with an appreciation of coincidences and their meanings, you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities. ~Deepak Chopra.
Meditation is the soul’s perspective glass. ~Owen Feltham
The beauty is that people often come here for the stretch, and leave with a lot more ~Liza Ciano
Worries are pointless. If there’s a solution, there’s no need to worry. If no solution exists, there’s no point to worry. ~Matthieu Ricard
Concentrating on poses clears the mind, while focusing on the breath helps the body shift out of fight-or-flight mode. ~Melanie Haiken
Yoga exists in the world because everything is linked. ~Desikashar
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. ~Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois
Yoga is the space where flower blossoms. ~Amit Ray
Anyone who practices can obtain success in yoga but not one who is lazy. Constant practice alone is the secret of success. ~Svatmarama
When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world. ~B.K.S. Iyengar
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.
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
Yoga takes us to the present moment, the only place where life exists. ~Ellen Brenneman
Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past, or a pioneer of the future. ~Deepak Chopra
In our uniquely human capacity of connect movement with breath and spiritual meaning, yoga is born. ~Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
Enlightenment comes when you understand the language of heart - the language of tree, birds and the nature. ~Amit Ray
REAL Peace is always unshakable... Bliss is unchanged by gain or loss. ~Yogi Bhajan
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. ~Sharon Gannon
The most important pieces of equipment you need for doing yoga are your body and your mind. ~Rodney Yee
Be present and aware of the privilege of living. ~Ann Marie Frohoff
