What I was is unimportant, what I am now is important.

That's the beauty of backbends. Emotionally we can never be disturbed, for the emotional centre becomes an extrovert. When you do Viparita Dandasana, your head looks backwards, but your conscious mind stretches everywhere. Study by observing how the mind gets regulated. You not only know the freedom in the spine, but also the freedom in the spirit.

If you have the right mind, your body can do anything.

Yoga, an ancient but perfect science, deals with the evolution of humanity. This evolution includes all aspects of one's being, from bodily health to self realization. Yoga means union - the union of body with consciousness and consciousness with the soul. Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day to day life and endows skill in the performance of one's actions.

The union of nature and soul removes the veil of ignorance that covers our intelligence.

From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!

Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.