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title: "3 Asana Quotes By Geeta Iyengar"
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> [In an asana, the mind has to reach inside the body to find a quiet space until a point comes where perfect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geeta-iyengar/in-an-asana-the-mind-has-to-reach-inside-the-body-to-find-a-quiet/)

[Geeta Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geeta-iyengar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e83/geeta-iyengar-44247_asana_in-an-asana-the-mind-has-to-reach-inside_1533650.jpg)

> [In an asana, the mind has to reach inside the body to find a quiet space until a point comes where perfect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geeta-iyengar/in-an-asana-the-mind-has-to-reach-inside-the-body-to-find-a-quiet-2/)

[Geeta Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geeta-iyengar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/203/geeta-iyengar-44247_asana_in-an-asana-the-mind-has-to-reach-inside_1682851.jpg)

> [We are missing the gold if we do asanas as a physical practice only.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geeta-iyengar/we-are-missing-the-gold-if-we-do-asanas-as-a-physical-practice-only/)

[Geeta Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geeta-iyengar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ba/geeta-iyengar-44247_asana_we-are-missing-the-gold-if-we-do-asanas_1866267.jpg)

## Other authors on Asana

## More by Geeta Iyengar

> [Gaining maturity in yoga practice involves learning to respect the paths that other people are on and acknowledging their merits, maybe even acknowledging that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geeta-iyengar/gaining-maturity-in-yoga-practice-involves-learning-to-respect-the/)

[Geeta Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geeta-iyengar/)

> [In an asana, the mind has to reach inside the body to find a quiet space until a point comes where perfect balance is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geeta-iyengar/in-an-asana-the-mind-has-to-reach-inside-the-body-to-find-a-quiet/)

[Geeta Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geeta-iyengar/)

> [When this body has been so magnificently and artistically created by God, it is only fitting that we should maintain it in good health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geeta-iyengar/when-this-body-has-been-so-magnificently-and-artistically-created-by/)

[Geeta Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geeta-iyengar/)

> [In an asana, the mind has to reach inside the body to find a quiet space until a point comes where perfect balance is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geeta-iyengar/in-an-asana-the-mind-has-to-reach-inside-the-body-to-find-a-quiet-2/)

[Geeta Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geeta-iyengar/)

> [We are missing the gold if we do asanas as a physical practice only.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geeta-iyengar/we-are-missing-the-gold-if-we-do-asanas-as-a-physical-practice-only/)

[Geeta Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geeta-iyengar/)

> [Yoga is the study of the functioning of the body, the mind and the intellect in the process of attaining freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geeta-iyengar/yoga-is-the-study-of-the-functioning-of-the-body-the-mind-and-the/)

[Geeta Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geeta-iyengar/)

> [If the body is stiff that is understandable. But if the mind is also stiff then you can’t get anywhere. The mind has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geeta-iyengar/if-the-body-is-stiff-that-is-understandable-but-if-the-mind-is-also/)

[Geeta Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geeta-iyengar/)

> [Knowledge has a beginning but no end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geeta-iyengar/knowledge-has-a-beginning-but-no-end/)

[Geeta Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geeta-iyengar/)

> [Whenever we find stiffness in the body, our mind should be especially supple. It is never the stiffness in our bodies that limits our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geeta-iyengar/whenever-we-find-stiffness-in-the-body-our-mind-should-be-especially/)

[Geeta Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geeta-iyengar/)

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