Yoga is over 5,000 years old…and yet, it offers extraordinary health and spiritual benefits to modern humans. The yoga lifestyle now attracts millions of people across the world. These yoga quotes wonderfully describe yoga in a nutshell. Feel free to print them out and put ‘em up in your home or yoga studio!
On The Meaning Of Yoga…
What does yoga really mean? Is it just a form of exercise? These yoga quotes shine a light upon the meaning of true yoga, in the traditional sense.
“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.”
– The Bhagavad Gita
“Calming the mind is yoga. Not just standing on the head.”
– Swami Satchidananda
“Yoga is a study of life, study of your body, breath, mind, intellect, memory, and ego; study of your inner faculties.”
– Ravi Shankar
“Yoga is not a work-out, it is a work-in. And this is the point of spiritual practice; to make us teachable; to open up our hearts and focus our awareness so that we can know what we already know and be who we already are.”
– Rolf Gates
“Yoga means addition – addition of energy, strength and beauty to body, mind and soul.”
– Amit Ray
“Yoga is not just repetition of few postures – it is more about the exploration and discovery of the subtle energies of life.”
– Amit Ray
“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.”
– Petri Räisänen
“Yoga is not about touching your toes. It is what you learn on the way down.”
– Jigar Gor
On The Immense Benefits Of Yoga…
It’s no secret that yoga offers a host of remarkable benefits to both the body and mind. These wise minds decribe the health value of yoga wonderfully.
“Yoga does not just change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees.”
– B.K.S Iyengar
“The nature of yoga is to shine the light of awareness into the darkest corners of the body.”
– Jason Crandell
“The wisdom of Yoga transforms one from arrogance to self-confidence; meekness to humility; from dependence to a realization of interdependence.”
– Ravi Shankar
“Yoga makes you harmonious with nature and teaches you to be joyfully curious about your inner world.”
– Debasish Mridha
“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
“Yoga is a way of moving into stillness in order to experience the truth of who you are.”
– Erich Schiffmann
“Yoga teaches you how to listen to your body.”
– Mariel Hemingway
On The Importance Of Practice…
There’s nothing more important than practice. Yet, it can be hard to keep up a yoga routine, especially as a beginner. Hopefully, these yoga quotes about the value of practice will motivate you along your journey.
“Anyone who practices can obtain success in yoga but not one who is lazy. Constant practice alone is the secret of success.”
– Hatha Yoga Pradipika
“Yoga is 99% practice and 1% theory.”
– Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois
“One becomes firmly established in practice only after attending to it for a long time, without interruption and with an attitude of devotion.”
– Pantanjali’s Yoga Sutras
“That’s why it’s called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.”
– Peace Pilgrim
“Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.”
– B.K.S lyengar
“Let your practice be a celebration of life”
– Seido lee deBarros
“Do your practice and all is coming.”
– Sri Pattabhi Jois
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