When every asana is multi-petaled, why do you make it single petaled? — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
“Use asana as a tool along the path, not as the body's destination.” — Raegan Robinson Copy Share Image
Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intellect, and benevolence of spirit. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Asanas maintain the strength and health of the body, without which little progress can be made. Asanas keep the body in harmony… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
The study of asana is not about mastering posture. It's about using posture to understand and transform yourself. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Perfection in asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached. — Patanjali Copy Share Image
The conjunction of effort, concentration and balance in asana forces us to live intensely in the present moment, a rare experience in… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
The flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Each asana is like a piece of music that has a certain characteristic, a certain power. — Laura Huxley Copy Share Image
The success of Yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures but in how it positively changes the way we… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I studied Sanskrit for many years, and I've got all the coursework for my Ph.D. And a lot of what's going on… — Gary Kraftsow Copy Share Image
In an asana, the mind has to reach inside the body to find a quiet space until a point comes where perfect… — Geeta Iyengar Copy Share Image
I don't define myself by my body's ability to execute gorgeous asana anymore. I'm all about taking care of my temple and… — Kathryn Budig Copy Share Image
Is it necessary to practice all these asanas, further and further? Is it necessary to develop scientific researches further and further? To… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
When the asana is correct, there is lightness, a freedom. Freedom comes when every part of the body is active. Let us… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
When our minds are purified through karma (selfless action) and made single-pointed through up-asana (worship), we cannot remain satisfied with the small… — Tejomayananda Copy Share Image
Through the deeply theraputic practice of asana, we begin to purify our karmas, thereby healing our past relationships with others and reestablishing… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
When my life does get frantic and busy, there's always time to fit something in, even if it means getting up 15… — Jayne Middlemiss Copy Share Image
“Yoga is a dance of dealing with what is, and allowing yourself to fully experience whatever you’re experiencing right here, in the… — Baron Baptiste Copy Share Image
Whenever asana is done mechanically from the front brain, the action is felt only on the peripheral body, and there is no… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
The practice of yogasana for the sake of health, to keep fit, or to maintain flexibility is the external practice of yoga.… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Yoga, an ancient but perfect science, deals with the evolution of humanity. This evolution includes all aspects of one's being, from bodily… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Asana is a very important part of life. It keeps you healthy, strong, and energetic. And it enables you to discover and… — Rajmani Tigunait Copy Share Image
You must do the asana with your soul. How can you do an asana with your soul? We can only do it… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
You must fill every inch of your body with the asana from your chest and arms and legs to the tips of… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Do not allow past experiences to be imprinted on your mind. Perform asanas each time with a fresh mind and with a… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
“ASANA Now I shall instruct you regarding the nature of asana or seat. Although by 'asana' is generally meant the erect posture… — Swami Lakshmanjoo Copy Share Image
“So we would say in yoga that the subtle precedes the gross, or spirit precedes matter. But yoga says we must deal… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
The asanas are useful maps to explore yourself, but they are not the territory. — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
We are missing the gold if we do asanas as a physical practice only. — Geeta Iyengar Copy Share Image
Asana done from the brain makes one heavy and done from the heart makes one light. — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Yoga is the fountain of youth. You're only as young as your spine is flexible. — Bob Harper Copy Share Image
