Yoga has to be done with the intellect of the head as well as the intellect of the heart

The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator. To reach the goal he needs well developed and co-ordinated functioning of his body, senses, mind, reason and Self.

Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are king of the breath.

We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die....So just standing still isn't really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come.

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.

The aim of yoga is to calm the chaos of conflicting impulses.

When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.