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“You need to experience this to really know what Yin Yoga is all about. After you have experienced it, even just once, you will realize that you have been doing only half of the asana practice.”
― Bernie Clark, YinSights: A Journey into the Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga: A Journey Into the Philosophy & Practice of Yin Yoga

“Yin Yoga is simple, but simple does not mean easy.”
― Bernie Clark, The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga: The Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga

“Our goal in life is not to become perfect: our goal is to become whole.”
― Bernie Clark, The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga: The Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga

“The essence of yin is yielding. Yang is about changing the world; yin accepts the world as it is. Neither is better than the other. There are indeed times when it is appropriate and even necessary to change the world; other times, it is best to just allow things to unfold. Part of the yin practice is learning this yielding.”
― Bernie Clark, The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga: The Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga

“Live in harmony with the way and you will benefit. Struggle against the way things are and you will suffer.”
― Bernie Clark, The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga: The Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga

“Consider your will and your body as two dancers, moving in total unison. Too many beginning and even experienced yoga students make their yoga into a wrestling match—the mind contending with the body, forcing it into postures that the body is resisting. Yoga is a dance, not a wrestling match.”
― Bernie Clark, The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga: The Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga

“David Williams1: The real yoga is what you can’t see.”
― Bernie Clark, The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga: The Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga

“Stillness of the body … like a majestic mountain 2. Stillness of the breath … like a calm mountain lake 3. Stillness of the mind … like the deep blue of the sky”
― Bernie Clark, YinSights: A Journey into the Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga: A Journey Into the Philosophy & Practice of Yin Yoga

“We all have our stories, our dreams and our deep inner landscapes from which our actions and reactions to life arise.”
― Bernie Clark, From the Gita to the Grail

“To paraphrase David Williams1: The real yoga is what you can’t see.”
― Bernie Clark, The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga: The Philosophy and Practice of Yin Yoga