Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.

I also say with backbends, you have to be cautiously bold. Not carelessly bold. You have to descend to the dictation of the spine. You cannot command from the brain to do the poses. As you play with a child, guarding the child from injuries, similarly you have to play in backbends, guarding your spine.

My Maman told me that only the crazy ones and the passionate ones accomplish anything in life.

A stable mind is like the hub of a wheel. The world may spin around you, but the mind is steady.

Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.

The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.

Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.