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.

Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.

All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.

Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power. Courage without love is brutish. Abundance without moderation leads to over-indulgence and decay. Power without humility breeds arrogance and tyranny.

Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory.

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

Backbends are not poses meant for expressionism. Backbends are meant to understand the back parts of our bodies. The front body can be seen with the eyes, but the back body can only be felt. That's why I say these are the most advanced postures, where the mind begins to look at the back.