In backbends, one touches the body physically, mentally, intellectually, consciously and spiritually everywhere.

Yoga is meant for the purification of body and its exploration as well as for the refinement of the mind.

Yoga uses the body to discipline the mind and to reach the soul.

Pranayama teaches the aspirant to regulate his breathing and thereby control the mind.

You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.

Many ask me whether pranayama ... postpones old age. Why worry about it? Death is certain. Let it come when it comes. Just keep working. The soul has no age. It doesn't die. Only the body decays. And yet, we must never forget the body, since it is the garden we must cherish and cultivate.

Backbends are not poses meant for expressionism. Backbends are meant to understand the back parts of our bodies. The front body can be seen with the eyes, but the back body can only be felt. That's why I say these are the most advanced postures, where the mind begins to look at the back.