All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.

Yoga is more than physical. It is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual-it involves man in his entire being

The body has to be invaded by the intelligence; each part has to become intelligent.

Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.

You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you. Love must be incarnated in the smallest pore of the skin, the smallest cell of the body to make them intelligent so they can collaborate with all the other ones, in the big republic of the body. This love must radiate from you to others.

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.

When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.