Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.
B.K.S. IyengarPenetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.
B.K.S. IyengarWhen I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate of awareness finally opens.
B.K.S. Iyengar