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Per yogic scriptures, the practice of yoga reminds us that not only are our mind and body connected, but
Andrew McGonigle • The Physiology of Yoga
Yoga claims to provide a system by which the practitioner can directly realize his or her puruṣa, the soul or innermost conscious self, through mental practices.
Edwin F. Bryant • The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary
Focus mental awareness on the specific muscles and tendons being stretched in each posture.
Daniel P. Reid • The Tao Of Health, Sex, and Longevity: A Modern Practical Guide to the Ancient Way
How far should you go into the pose? Go as far into the pose as you can while comfortably maintaining the alignment described. It is only beneficial to do the pose with correct alignment. You should be on the “edge” of your stretch, that is, feeling sensation but not pain. If you are complacent changes will not occur; if you are overly ambitious yo
... See moreJean Couch • The Runner's Yoga Book: A Balanced Approach to Fitness
Freeing the Body, Freeing the Mind: Writings on the Connections between Yoga and Buddhism
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B.K.S. Iyengar writes that mind and body as a whole “consist of five inter-penetrating and inter-dependent sheaths.”1
Michael Stone • The Inner Tradition of Yoga: A Guide to Yoga Philosophy for the Contemporary Practitioner
I do not measure my progress in Yoga by how far I can bend or twist, but by how I treat my wife and children. —T. K. V. DESIKACHAR, RENOWNED YOGA TEACHER
Josh Kaufman • The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast!
yoga is a path to undo the root of all types of misery through the direct experience of deep, clear, open awareness. Ultimately we find that it is an attraction to the joy of this liberating experience that underlies all our other desires and that attracts us into the realm of practice in the first place.
Richard Freeman • The Mirror of Yoga: Awakening the Intelligence of Body and Mind
