Joanna Gallo

“When nonviolence in speech, thought, and action is established, one’s aggressive nature is relinquished and others abandon hostility in one’s presence. Yoga Sutras”
― Rolf Gates, Meditations from the mat

“Love is not a thought, it is an action. And each loving action that we take infuses us with more energy for loving action in the future.”
― Rolf Gates, Meditations from the mat

“Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.”
― B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom

“there are many points in life when we cannot see what awaits us around the corner, and it is precisely at such times, when our path forward is unclear, that we must bravely keep our nerve, resolutely putting one foot before the other as we march blindly into the dark.”
― Richard C. Morais, The Hundred-Foot Journey