Hatha Yoga Quotes

“During salât (Islamic prayers) the body is metamorphosed into a manifestation of the sacred. These bodily postures are very similar to the bodily postures one observes in Hindu Hatha Yoga, which is a branch of Tantric Yoga. Islam's unitary, holistic view of the body and spirit is evident in the alchemical saying of the Shi'ite Imams, 'arwâhunâ ajsâdunâ wa-ajsâdunâ arwâhunâ' (our spirits are our bodies and our bodies are our spirits).”
― Laurence Galian, Jesus, Muhammad and the Goddess

“In yantra yoga (the Buddhist Tibetan variation of hatha yoga), nauli is mentioned not as a shatkarma practice for balancing doshas, but rather as a mudra with the purpose of directing prana into the sushumna channel.”
― Artem Orel

“Yogic gestures or Mudras create very subtle ripples in your body. You can't feel them if there is already a storm going on in your body-mind.”
― Shunya

“Give your breath more attention than your mind and all will be well.”
― Bert McCoy, A Lil' Bert Can't Hurt: Words and Wisdom for Daily Life