The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.

The challenge of yoga is to go beyond our limits - within reason. We continually expand the frame of the mind by using the canvas of the body. It is as if you were to stretch a canvas more and create a larger surface for a painting. But we must respect the present form of our body. If you pull too much at once, we will rip the canvas. If the practice of today damages the practice of tomorrow, it is not correct practice.

Sirsasana the king of all asanas and the reasons are not hard to find.

People say that steadiness of mind is an end; no, it is a beginning. I am there; I can explain everything up to that point. Then I struggle to discover what comes after, so this steadiness is not an end, it is the beginning and the instrument.

As we shave it happens that we cut ourself with the razor blade; this does not mean that we must not shave in the morning any longer. It is the same thing for yoga.

The body has to be invaded by the intelligence; each part has to become intelligent.

By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom.