As long as you do not feel the serenity in the body, in each and every joint, there is no chance for emancipation. You are in bondage. So while you are sweating and aching, let your heart be light and let it fill your body with gladness. You are not only becoming free, but you are also being free. What is not to be glad about? The pain is temporary. The freedom is permanent.

Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.

Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.

Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.

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

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.

One's spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one's fellow beings.