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“As I explore the wilderness of my own body, I see that I am made of blood and bones, sunlight and water, pesticide residues and redwood humus, the fears and dreams of generations of ancestors, particles of exploded stars.”
― Anne Cushman

“True discipline is really just self-remembering; no forcing or fighting is necessary.”
― Charles Eisenstein, The Yoga of Eating: Transcending Diets and Dogma to Nourish the Natural Self

“Our stresses, anxieties, pains, and problems arise because we do not see the world, others, or even ourselves as worthy of love. (9)”
― Prem Prakash, The Yoga of Spiritual Devotion A Modern Translation of the Narada Bhakti Sutras (Transformational Bo

“Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked.”
― Patanjali, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

“Mere philosophy will not satisfy us. We cannot reach the goal by mere words alone. Without practice, nothing can be achieved. (3)”
― Sri S. Satchidananda, The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali

“Practice makes the heart grow fonder.”
― Stephanie Pappas, Yoga at Your Wall: Stretch Your Body, Strengthen Your Soul, Support Your Practice

“The Stone of Guilt in the River of the Mind, the block in the flow of intelligence.
~ Paramahamsa Nithyananda”
― Paramahamsa Nithyananda, Living Enlightenment

“It is useful to study different traditions in order to be free of attachment to any one way of expressing what is beyond expression. (x)”
― Ravi Ravindra, The Wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide

“Yoga will always be transformational, even when it stops being cool. (350)”
― Victoria Moran, Younger by the Day: 365 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Body and Revitalize Your Spirit

“[I]t is important not to abandon the practice [of yoga] because we believe it is driven by the wrong motivation. The practice of yoga itself transforms. Yoga has a magical quality. . . . (20)”
― Ravi Ravindra, The Wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide

“Concentration attracts luck factor.”
― Amit Ray, Yoga and Vipassana: An Integrated Life Style

“Although yoga has its origins in ancient India, its methods and purposes are universal, relying not on cultural background, faith or deity, but simply on the individual. Yoga has become important in the lives of many contemporary Westerners, sometimes as a way of improving health and fitness of the body, but also as a means of personal and spiritual development.”
― Tara Fraser, Yoga for You : A Step-By-Step Guide to Yoga at Home for Everybody

“Even the most thorough change happens once choice at a time”
― Charles Eisenstein, The Yoga of Eating: Transcending Diets and Dogma to Nourish the Natural Self

“[T]he period between four and six in the morning is called the Brahmamuhurta, the Brahmic time, or divine period, and is a very sacred time to meditate. (140)”
― Sri S. Satchidananda, The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali

“The Tapas and the other hard Yogas that were practiced in other Yugas do not work now. What is needed in this Yuga is giving, helping others. ”
― Swami Vivekananda

“Compassion is the religion of the heart.”
― Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, The 11 Karmic Spaces: Choosing Freedom from the Patterns that Bind You

“Self-observation is the first step of inner unfolding.”
― Amit Ray, Yoga and Vipassana: An Integrated Life Style

“Courage is often associated with aggression, but instead should be seen as a willingness to act from the heart.”
― Donna Quesada, Buddha in the Classroom: Zen Wisdom to Inspire Teachers

“So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“I had discovered something; there was a pleasure in becoming something new. You could will yourself into a fresh shape. Now all I had to do was figure out how to do it out there, in my life.”
― Claire Dederer, Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses

“Life is like yoga; the only way you can enjoy it is by relaxing into any position you happen to find yourself in.”
― Jon Wakeham, Troubled Waters

“Every soul innately yearns for stillness, for a space, a garden where we can till, sow, reap, and rest, and by doing so come to a deeper sense of self and our place in the universe. Silence is not an absence but a presence. Not an emptiness but repletion A filling up.”
― Anne LeClaire

“That's why it's called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.”
― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

“I think, that when you start doing yoga and you start listening to yourself, you stay in yoga, because it is so deep.”
― Petri Räisänen

“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

“I have never understood the importance of having children memorize battle dates. It seems like such a waste of mental energy. Instead, we could teach them important subjects such as How the Mind Works, How to Handle Finances, How to Invest Money for Financial Security, How to be a Parent, How to Create Good Relationships, and How to Create and Maintain Self-Esteem and Self-Worth. Can you imagine what a whole generation of adults would be like if they had been taught these subjects in school along with their regular curriculum?”
― Louise L. Hay, You Can Heal Your Life

“But you don't have to fit in to be okay. Believe me! I am the not-fitting-in world expert. I have not fit in in maybe five different countries so far. I am homelandless. I even make mistakes when I speak Bulgarian. But it's not big deal, not really. It's not the end of the world, right? It's okay.”
― Anne Nesbet, The Cabinet of Earths