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 the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.

By drawing our senses of perception inward, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind.

The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.

Yoga is when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul.

The highest point of yesterday should be the lowest point of today

Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time.