Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.

The conjunction of effort, concentration and balance in asana forces us to live intensely in the present moment, a rare experience in modern life.

Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.

The ribs are the wings of the body. Open your wings.

I am standing on my own altar; The poses are my prayers.

I also say with backbends, you have to be cautiously bold. Not carelessly bold. You have to descend to the dictation of the spine. You cannot command from the brain to do the poses. As you play with a child, guarding the child from injuries, similarly you have to play in backbends, guarding your spine.

There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation, and this is the key issue in all lives.