1.“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.” —The Bhagavad Gita.
2.Yoga is the stilling of the changing states of the mind. ― Patanjali, The Yoga Sutras.
3.Yoga has never been about the stretch; it’s always been about the reach. – Seane Corn.
4.“Yoga is essentially a practice for your soul, working through the medium of your body.” —Tara Fraser.
5.Yoga means addition – addition of energy, strength and beauty to body, mind and soul. –Amit Ray.
6.Most people have no idea how good their body is designed to feel. – Kevin Trudeau.
7.The most important pieces of equipment you need for doing yoga are your body and your mind. – Rodney Yee.
8.Yoga is the fountain of youth. You’re only as young as your spine is flexible. – Bob Harper.
9.The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in. – B.K.S Iyengar.
10.Yoga does not transform the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees. —B.K.S. Iyengar.
11.The very heart of yoga practice is ‘abyhasa’ – steady effort in the direction you want to go. —Sally Kempton.
12.It’s funny when people think ‘yoga people’ are supposed to be calm. No. We’re all here because we’re nuts.
13.A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves. – Terri Guillemets.
14.Yoga is a light, which once lit will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter your flame. —B.K.S. Lyengar.
15.The nature of yoga is to shine the light of awareness into the darkest corners of the body. —Jason Crandell.
16.Let go of something to gain everything; let go of fraction to gain the whole. – Shunya.
17.The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. ― Socrates.
18.Yoga reveals to you the beauty of mindfulness and takes you into the essence of an endless present moment. – Debasish Mridha.
19.Breath is your link to life; the direct connection to your spirit. – Konah Gordon.
20.Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life. — B.K.S. Iyengar.
21.It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity. ― B.K.S. Iyengar.
22.I think it’s interesting that the opposite of being active in yoga is not being passive. It’s being receptive. —Cyndi Lee.
23.If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath. – Dr. Amit Ray.
24.Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. ― B.K.S. Iyengar.
25.Yoga is not about touching your toes. It is what you learn on the way down. – Jigar Gor.
26.Yoga is a way of getting totally drunk – not on alcohol but on life. You know, they call it divine. – Sadhguru.
27.Yoga is not about tightening your ass. It’s about getting your head out of it. – Eric Paskel.
28.Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths. – Etty Hillesum.
29.Yoga begins with listening. When we listen, we are giving space to what is. — Richard Freeman.
30.When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. – Peace Pilgrim.
31.You may not be able to control the whole world, but you may learn to control your inner world through yoga. – Debasish Mridha.
32.All kidding aside, if everyone did yoga, we would have world peace. — Rory Freedman.
33.Anyone who practices can obtain success in yoga but not one who is lazy. Constant practice alone is the secret of success. — Svātmārāma.
34.Yoga class is great. You can close your eyes and imagine yourself in a relaxing place. – Grant Tucker.
35.Change only happens in the present moment. The past is already done. The future is just energy and intention. ―Kino MacGregor.
36.Change only happens in the present moment. The past is already done. The future is just energy and intention. — Kino MacGregor.
37.When you listen to yourself, everything comes naturally. It comes from inside, like a kind of will to do something. Try to be sensitive. That is yoga.
38.Gratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude. – Deepak Chopra.
39.The success of yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures but in how it positively changes the way we live our life and our relationships. —T.K.V. Desikachar.
40.Once you’re in touch with the life force around us, it’s natural to want to help keep it around. – Adi Carter.
41.The ultimate goal of yoga is to always observe things accurately, and therefore never act in a way that will make us regret our actions later. ― T.K.V. Desikachar.
42.It would be a shame to lose the precious jewel of liberation in the mud of ignorant body building. ― Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois.
43.Yoga does not remove us from the reality or responsibilities of everyday life but rather places our feet firmly and resolutely in the practical ground of experience. — Donna Farhi.
44.Move your joints every day. You have to find your own tricks. Bury your mind deep in your heart, and watch the body move by itself. —Sri Dharma Mittra.
45.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.
46.Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes. – Thich Nhat Hanh.
47.Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divinity within you. – Amit Ray.
48.When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need. – Tao Te Ching.
49.“Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, the science of youthfulness, the science of integrating body, mind and soul.” —Amit Ray, Yoga and Vipassana: An Integrated Life Style.
50.When the breath control is correct, mind control is possible. ― Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois.
51.Yoga is invigoration in relaxation, freedom in routine, confidence through self-control, energy within and energy without. – Ymber Delecto.
52.There doesn’t seem to be a recognized yoga of art… I call it Sutra-Yoga. Sutra, like strophe & verse, means the turn, the vortical twist of the mind in the imagined form. – Northrop Frye.
53.Just enjoy yourself. For many years I mistook discipline as ambition. Now I believe it to be more about consistency. Do get on the mat. Practice and life are not that different. —Judith Hanson Lasater.
54.If you seek peace, be still. If you seek wisdom, be silent. If you seek love, be yourself. – Becca Lee.
55.Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions. – Pema Chodron.
56.Remember, it doesn’t matter how deep into a posture you go — what does matter is who you are when you get there. —Max Strom.
57.Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked. – Patañjali.
58.The yoga pose is not the goal. Becoming flexible is not the goal. Standing on your hands is not the goal. The goal is serenity. Balance. Truly finding peace in your own skin. ― Rachel Brathen, Yoga Girl.
59.Yoga begins right where I am – not where I was yesterday or where I long to be. – Linda Sparrowe.
60.Treat your soul with care. It is your bosom friend. Feed and nurture it with love. – Ashourina Yalda.
61.Your soul is your best friend. Treat it with care, nurture it with growth, feed it with love. – Ashourina Yalda.
62.Yoga is the ultimate practice. It simultaneously stimulates our inner light and quiets our overactive minds. It is both energy and rest. Yin and Yang. We feel the burn and find our bliss. — Beachbody Yoga Expert Elise Joan.
63.Yoga is a dance between control and surrender — between pushing and letting go — and when to push and when to let go becomes part of the creative process, part of the open-ended exploration of your being. —Joel Kramer.
64.When we push for immediate results and instant healing, we never inhabit the important in-between phase, which is where much of the learning and growth actually happen. ―Bo Forbes, Yoga for Emotional Balance.
65.Balancing in yoga and life is a reflection of our inner state. Can we dance with change? Can we fall and try again with playfulness? Do we have the focus, skill, and attunement to find the still point within it all? —Shiva Rea.
66.Through sustained focus and meditation on our patterns, habits, and conditioning, we gain knowledge and understanding of our past and how we can change the patterns that aren’t serving us to live more freely and fully. – Yoga Sutra.
67.Learning to be present with yourself and to abide in that which is steady and comfortable does not allow space for self-judgment. When you live this way, you are practicing yoga: you are living fully. — Judith Hanson Lasater, Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life.
68.“True yoga is not about the shape of your body, but the shape of your life. Yoga is not to be performed; yoga is to be lived. Yoga doesn’t care about what you have been; yoga cares about the person you are becoming. Yoga is designed for a vast and profound purpose, and for it to be truly called yoga, its essence must be embodied.” —Aadil Palkhivala, Fire of Love.
69.“I had discovered something; there was a pleasure in becoming something new. You could yourself into a fresh shape. Now all I had to do was figure out how to do it out there, in my life.” ―Claire Dederer, Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses.
70.If we practise yoga long enough, the practice changes to suit our needs. It’s important to acknowledge that the practice isn’t meant to be one practise for everybody. The beautiful thing about yoga is that there are so many different approaches. As we go through our life cycles, hopefully, we are able to find a practice that suits us. And if you practice yoga long enough, that will change many times. What exactly that looks like is going to be different for each person. ―Tiffany Cruikshank, founder of Yoga Medicine.
71.“I am never alone wherever I am. The air itself supplies me with a century of love. When I breathe in, I am breathing in the laughter, tears, victories, passions, thoughts, memories, existence, joys, moments, and the hues of the sunlight on many tones of skin; I am breathing in the same air that was exhaled by many before me. The air that bore them life. And so how can I ever say that I am alone?” — C. JoyBell C.