I don't stretch my body as if it is an object. I do yoga from the self towards the body, not the other way around.
B.K.S. IyengarFeeling the movement of movements is wandering to the past or future. Living in the movements of movement is being in the present.
B.K.S. IyengarFirst yoga deals with health, strength and conquest of the body. Next, it lifts the veil of difference between the body and the mind. Lastly, it leads the Sadhaka to peace and unalloyed purity.
B.K.S. IyengarDeath is unimportant to a yogi; he does not mind when he is going to die. What happens after death is immaterial to him. He is only concerned with life-with how he can use his life for the betterment of humanity. Having undergone various types of pain in his life and having acquired a certain mastery over pain, he develops compassion to help society and maintains himself in purity and holiness. The yogi has no interest beyond that.
B.K.S. Iyengar