When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world.

The ribs are the wings of the body. Open your wings.

Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.

Breath is the king of mind.

Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.

Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.

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