YOGA QUOTES III
quotations about yoga
A mind free from all disturbance is Yoga.
PATANJALI
attributed, The Little Red Book of Yoga Wisdom
Yoga and alcohol may seem to be on polar opposites of the health spectrum, but a new health craze encourages practitioners to have their beer and drink it, too. The classes are often hosted in breweries and are introducing new audiences to yoga. By pairing booze and bending, beer yoga appeals to those who might not be interested in the more typical structure of a yoga class. As Beth Cosi, founder of Bendy Brewski, told Yahoo News, "We get the men in the door mostly because it's in a brewery and they get a beer afterward. That's the carrot."
ANONYMOUS
"Chair pose and cheers: Beer yoga is coming to a city near you", RT, January 21, 2016
Yoga in Mayfair or Fifth Avenue, or in any other place which is on the telephone, is a spiritual fake.
CARL JUNG
Collected Works
Yoga does not remove us from the reality or responsibilities of everyday life but rather places our feet firmly and resolutely in the practical ground of experience. We don't transcend our lives; we return to the life we left behind in the hopes of something better.
DONNA FARHI
Bringing Yoga to Life
If yoga didn't exist, I'd invent it.
JENNIFER ANISTON
"Jennifer Aniston Shares Her Health and Beauty Secrets", Self Magazine, Mar. 18, 2014
Yoga begins right where I am -- not where I was yesterday or where I long to be.
LINDA SPARROWE
interview, Yoga Teacher Magazine
When I was a child, my father would sometimes practice yoga several times a day, and we kids would be in the living room watching Happy Days! So I don't think we have to be so rigid.
MANDY INGBER
"Kicking Asana and Taking Names: A Q&A with Yoga Expert Mandy Ingber", Gaiam
Our duty is wakefulness, the fundamental condition of life itself. The unseen, the unheard, the untouchable is what weaves the fabric of our see-able universe together.
ROBIN CRAIG CLARK
The Garden
I learned early on that most yoga poses are about showing off. You find something amazing you can do, and suddenly, Shazam--you're a guru, ready for your groupies.
EDWARD VILGA
Downward Dog
The other thing about yoga is, it's all about truth.
FRANCESCA MAXIME
"How 4 Months of Yoga Boosted My Confidence and Helped Me Lose 35 Pounds", Elite Daily, March 15, 2017
Striving for the "result" of being spiritual or having a perfect physical shape is a destination, and yoga is what happens along that path.
MANDY INGBER
"Kicking Asana and Taking Names: A Q&A with Yoga Expert Mandy Ingber", Gaiam
Yoga has also been the gateway drug into meditation. Sitting still is hard for me, however, as an extremely busy person, with a lot of responsibility, meditation has brought me freedom and peace, and much needed time for reflection that is hard to find otherwise in my schedule. My time on the mat is precious. It is easy to give this time away, because I have too many emails to respond to, phone calls to make or business to take care of. But I find the days, I take this time to practice yoga, I take this time for myself, I am able to be there more fully for others. In addition I am stronger, more centered, more confident and more balanced both physically and mentally.
REBECCA HALLS
"Interview with Yoga Teacher Rebecca Halls - Prague Spirit Festival", Raw 4 Happiness
Selling yoga back to its teachers is pure neocolonialism.
SWAMI AMBIKANANDA SARASWATI
"What is yoga? You asked Google - here's the answer", The Guardian, February 22, 2017
If you work on yoga, yoga will work on you.
BABA HARI DASS
attributed, Sun, Moon & Earth: The Sacred Relationship of Yoga & Ayurveda
Not all practitioners can jump to that highest level. They have to climb, step by step from the physical sphere to reach the spiritual sphere. If it is treated as exercise it is not the fault of yoga but of the practitioners.
B. K. S. IYENGAR
"Yoga: A Path to Wholeness", BeliefNet
The practice of yoga has been an amazing tool to actually unearth where my inspiration lives inside my body and mind and heart.
RODNEY YEE
"A Conversation with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee", Origin: The Conscious Culture Magazine
People often come to yoga for the physical benefits alone, and that's great. Any reason to come to yoga is a valid one. But you can't help but heal other places along the way.
HEATHER RITENOUR-SAMPSON
"The Chat: Yoga: It's 90% mental, and the other half physical", Post Bulletin, February 4, 2016
You're likely aware of all of the benefits of yoga. These days practicing your poses has been reported to help you with everything short of cleaning your house. Now, new research from Boston University suggests that twice weekly yoga can help treat depression. However, it's not just the poses that can lift you out of the bell jar. The study reports that it's actually the breathing aspect of yoga that delivers the most healing benefits.
BRANDI NEAL
"Yoga Can Help Treat Depression, Study Finds, So Get Ready To Get Your Namaste On", Bustle, March 11, 2017
Candlelit or dark yoga is gaining in popularity in London (and where the capital goes the rest of the UK will follow) as part of a wider trend for exercising in unusual environments. 'Boutique' brands such as Barry's Bootcamp, 1Rebel and Ride Republic all run circuit and spinning classes in studios lit by little more than neon bulbs and accompanied by pounding soundtracks or even live music -- and they're wildly popular, regularly selling out within minutes. Workouts in traditional gym spaces have never looked more boring.
TONI JONES
"Dark yoga: a backlash to the egotistical poseurs of Instagram?", The Telegraph, January 30, 2016
Yoga means union, in all its significance and dimensions.
INDRA DEVI
attributed, The Little Red Book of Yoga Wisdom