An intellectual mind that is unconnected to the heart is an uncultivated mind.
The back is like a frame, the front body, the painting that it throws into relief.
Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.
The flexibility we gain in asana is the living symbol of the suppleness we gain in relation to life’s problems and challenges.
As leaves move in the wind, your mind moves with your breath.
The whole thrust of yogic philosophical and scientific inquiry has therefore been to examine the nature of being, with a view to learning to respond to the stresses of life without so many tremors and troubles.