Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target.
B.K.S. IyengarIn forward bends, one uses the outer mind while in backbends the outer mind is silenced and the inner mind is made to work.
B.K.S. IyengarThe lotus grows in muddy waters but this flower does not show any trace of it: So we have to live in the world.
B.K.S. IyengarLife means to be living.Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don't take a break.
B.K.S. IyengarThat's the beauty of backbends. Emotionally we can never be disturbed, for the emotional centre becomes an extrovert. When you do Viparita Dandasana, your head looks backwards, but your conscious mind stretches everywhere. Study by observing how the mind gets regulated. You not only know the freedom in the spine, but also the freedom in the spirit.
B.K.S. Iyengar