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title: "2 Asana Quotes By Donna Farhi"
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> [The asanas are useful maps to explore yourself, but they are not the territory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/the-asanas-are-useful-maps-to-explore-yourself-but-they-are-not-the/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f5/donna-farhi-26819_asana_the-asanas-are-useful-maps-to-explore-yo_846395.jpg)

> [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. We don't transcend our lives; we return to the life we left behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/yoga-does-not-remove-us-from-the-reality-or-responsibilities-of/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/donna-farhi-26819_asana_yoga-does-not-remove-us-from-the-reality_1587937.jpg)

## Other authors on Asana

## More by Donna Farhi

> [In truth it matters less what we do... than how we do it and why.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/in-truth-it-matters-less-what-we-do-than-how-we-do-it-and-why/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [Our breath, like our heartbeat, is the most reliable rhythm in our lives. When we become attuned to this constant rhythm, our breath can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/our-breath-like-our-heartbeat-is-the-most-reliable-rhythm-in-our/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [Practicing yoga does not eliminate life’s challenges, and neither does it provide us with a convenient trap-door to escape from life’s distractions. Instead, Yoga…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/practicing-yoga-does-not-eliminate-life-s-challenges-and-neither-does/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [The world doesn't really need more people who can bend their bodies into amazing positions. What it needs are kinder, more compassionate, generous people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/the-world-doesn-t-really-need-more-people-who-can-bend-their-bodies/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [Through daily yoga practice we can become present to our own fundamental goodness and the goodness of others](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/through-daily-yoga-practice-we-can-become-present-to-our-own/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [When we bring our mind into our body, the body becomes mindful, and the mind becomes embodied](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/when-we-bring-our-mind-into-our-body-the-body-becomes-mindful-and-the/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [The asanas are useful maps to explore yourself, but they are not the territory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/the-asanas-are-useful-maps-to-explore-yourself-but-they-are-not-the/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [When we feel connected to the vastness of life and are confident of life's abundance, we are naturally generous and able to practice the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/when-we-feel-connected-to-the-vastness-of-life-and-are-confident-of/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [Yoga is a technology for arriving in this present moment. It is a means of waking up from our spiritual amnesia, so that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/yoga-is-a-technology-for-arriving-in-this-present-moment-it-is-a/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [Slowing down is the precursor to Yoga practice because this simple act allows us to consider our thoughts, feelings and actions more carefully in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/slowing-down-is-the-precursor-to-yoga-practice-because-this-simple/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [Am I becoming the kind of person I would like to have as a friend?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/am-i-becoming-the-kind-of-person-i-would-like-to-have-as-a-friend/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [Without intention, all these postures, these breathing practices, meditations, and the like can become little more than ineffectual gestures. When animated by intention, however,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/without-intention-all-these-postures-these-breathing-practices/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [Yoga does not remove us from the reality or responsibilities of everyday life but rather places our feet firmly and resolutely in the practical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/yoga-does-not-remove-us-from-the-reality-or-responsibilities-of/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [In truth, it matters less what we do in practice than how we do it and why we do it. The same posture, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/in-truth-it-matters-less-what-we-do-in-practice-than-how-we-do-it-and/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

> [Breathing affects your respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, gastrointestinal, muscular, and psychic systems, and also has a general affect on your sleep, memory, ability to concentrate,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-farhi/breathing-affects-your-respiratory-cardiovascular-neurological/)

[Donna Farhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-farhi/)

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