Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.

I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.

Yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.

Practice doing yoga with an innocent mind. Then, you will be able to cognize the things happening in your body

The body is the prop for the soul. So why not let the body be propped by a wall or a block?

For me there were only two ways on the precipice - either I have to fall in or I have to fall out, to accept or say good-bye. The moment I crossed the precipice, it no longer was a discipline - it became a passion, an urge to pursue. Then I experienced freedom. Freedom comes when the discipline revolutionizes the discipline as a passion for the art.

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.