Yoga Quotations | Page 3

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.

I did kung fu up until two weeks before Benjamin was born, and yoga three days a week. I think a lot of people get pregnant and decide they can turn into garbage disposals. I was mindful about what I ate, and I gained only 30 pounds.

People on a spiritual path (personal growth, spiritual practice, recovery, yoga, and so forth) are the last people who should be sitting out the social and political issues of our day. And there's an important reason for this: people on such journeys are adepts at change. They know that the mechanics of the heart and mind are the fundamental drivers of transformation.

I exercise at home - light cardio and yoga.

I've never meditated in my life. I don't practice yoga nor any religion. I'm a tourist on the realm of stillness.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

I do yoga every morning, then I run for half an hour and take a sauna.

I don't go to a gym, I don't do yoga. I don't do personal training.

Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.

I go to yoga classes and work on my core.

I love yoga. I do yoga when I have time, which is not very often.

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own.

Oh gosh, I noticed dramatic changes in my body after I started doing yoga, but I also think you have to shake things up.

What we feel and think and are is to a great extent determined by the state of our ductless glands and viscera.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

In the morning, I practice 15 minutes of yoga.

The postures are unfamiliar, we have to pay attention and focus. It?s not like being on a treadmill at the gym. We all know how to walk. Yoga is so foreign that you need to concentrate. The postures kind of sneak meditation in through the back door.

The person earning the federal minimum wage of $7.25 isn't going out to eat at restaurants. They're not taking piano lessons. They're not going to the gym or the yoga studio. They're not sending mom flowers on Mother's day. What good is this person in the economy? If you raise it to $15 an hour, they're doing all of those things.

Yoga is just good for you.

Do less but do better. Get back to yoga. Remember that stress is not progress.

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is "AUTHENTICITY".

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment.

Breathe in a smile; breathe out a chuckle. (You can do it.)

When you're experiencing peace, it's coming from within you; you're 'doing' peace and this is true of anything else you might be looking for. Love, happiness, contentment, well-being come from within. Nothing external needs to change for you to have what you want.....If you want to be happier - be happier. If you want to be more relaxed - relax. If you want more friends - be friendly. Sounds simple. It is.

It's smart to marry your yoga teacher so when you get divorced you know how to go down on yourself.

Would you rather suffer 90 minutes or 90 years? (Regarding a Bikram Yoga session that takes exactly 90 minutes.)

You have nothing to lose. You had nothing to begin with.

No matter how old or sick or out of shape, you can still stretch and have a new beginning with yoga.

The right way is the hard way.

Let no one steal your peace.

Regardless of your age or current physical condition you'll laugh, cry, moan, groan, sweat and experience the most exciting, hard working and effective therapeutic yoga routine in the world.

Cheer up, things will get worse.

Would you rather suffer 90 minutes or 90 years?

Give me 30 days, I'll change your body. Give me 60 days , I'll change your life

Yoga is the only exercise on this planet from which you gain energy instead of burning energy.

Falling out of a posture means you are human; getting back into the posture means you are a yogi.

Nothing can steal happiness, peace, away from you: if anyone does make you angry, you are the loser; if someone can allow you to lose peace, you are the loser.

Bikram Yoga will give you 'The Key to the Kingdom of Health'

When you practice yoga, first your personality changes, the faith increases, then confidence improves

Yoga is the perfect vehicle for change of yourself. First by creating a strong and powerful body and mind. It is a starting point from which you can begin to realize your human spirit.

Yoga is the only exercise in the world you can do at any age. There is always some posture that will improve your health, mind and soul.

It takes courage and intelligence, you know, to do the stages of Yoga right, and to start with this Hatha Yoga… It’s just you and nothing but you, standing in one spot frozen like a statue with no place to go for help or excuse or scapegoat except inward.

In life you only have to travel 6 inches. That is the distance from your mind to your heart.

Yoga is the fountain of youth. You're only as young as your spine is flexible.

You've got yoga, I've got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.

No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you absolutely, positively do have the power to change.

Every day I try to do breathing exercises, meditation, and yoga. These things sound awfully cliche, but they help me slow down and try to point to a truth.

It's the same thing, I think, whether it's breathing or meditation or yoga. And running is a great way of doing it.

I think that we all at some point are in search of something - a higher power, whatever you want to call it, the meaning of life. I know I was, especially at even my son's age in my 20s, and dabbling in Eastern philosophies and yoga and Buddhism and Christianity and Islam. I kind of touched them all, you know, just trying to figure out the meaning of life or if nothing else, figure myself out.

I actually got really interested in traveling to India after studying yoga. I have this wanderlust and don't like doing things without knowing about the history.

I'm on a vegan diet, I do yoga every day, I work out, I'm totally spiritual ...

I really don't like watching myself and for the most part I will never watch myself. I worked with Kevin Smith on Yoga Hosers and I really respected the way that he directed. He told me, "It's very important to watch yourself." So he would direct by going, "Hey come over to the screen and watch this scene." And so it was very uncomfortable for me to have to watch myself but then he talked me through the process of that and it was very helpful.

Meditation, yoga, and walks are all ways to regulate our stress and reconnect.

I always try to practice what I preach. I meditate for fifteen minutes every day and do yoga several times a week.

Lower your cortisol level. The happiest people have the lowest level of cortisol, a stress hormone that raises blood pressure and weakens the immune system. Cut the stress-more yoga, less road rage-and you'll cut your cortisol production.

I cook all the time. It's a passion of mine. Mostly, I eat clean, unprocessed food, a lot of vegetables, and protein. I work out daily; at home, I row and do yoga and P90x. At the gym I work out with my friend and trainer Ben Dussault at the Anchored Social Club, focusing on balance and strength. Whenever I can get outside, I love stand-up paddle boarding, surfing, and cycling.

I do yoga. People think it is easy, just touching your toes. It is hard. But I tend to go with my own flow. It's back to the movement thing. I feel it when I need to train, and I do what I feel I need to do. And when I am in the run-up to a fight, I am really at it the whole time, might be getting my weight down to meet the limit for the division. Soon I am moving up and I am going to be champion in the next one too.

I love pilates and yoga but don't do them regularly.

I am a gym rat who loves to work out, particularly running, Zumba, yoga, cycling, and kickboxing.

I eat organic as much as possible, cleanse regularly, and love outdoor activities like paddle boarding, hiking, swimming, kickboxing, and yoga. But honestly it's more of a psychological thing for me. If I feel good on the inside, I treat my body with more respect.

Until my Yoga practice became the great facilitator of all things in my life, the integration of career, purpose and motherhood felt like an unattainable dream.

In yoga practice, over time you use fewer muscles more efficiently. Expansion does require energy, but it should not require a great deal of effort.

I'm a big foodie, I do a lot of yoga - I love yoga - I love running... I just enjoy being really active, and traveling.

I've done four videos for older people under my new brand, Prime Time, and the missing link was yoga. I'm aiming it for older people - people who have never worked out or who are recovering from a surgery and have to start slow. It's easy, you can't get hurt, it's very doable, and I've done it in ten-minute segments.

You can do yoga and be thinking about going shopping. The goal is kind of like meditation, is to be totally present in your body in the moment. That's when the most profound effects of yoga can happen. That's what I urge people to try to do. It's very important to be in your body.

Yoga is the best tool to help you change your mind about your body

I can see the use and value of religion, just as I can see the use of mud wrestling, yoga, astronomy and sadomasochism. but I reject the idea that you can't be a deep human being without it or any of them.

I gave up drinking lots of whiskey and began to practice yoga and meditation. As a result I am not dead.

I thought yoga was easy - I went out and I bought a yoga video tape. I bought the beginners' yoga tape. I couldn't do anything on the whole hour - nothing - just fast forwarding: can't do that, can't do that - I know I can't do that. This woman in a soothing voice: 'Simply take the bottom of your right foot and place it on the small of your back.

Cancer is such a frightening and emotional roller coaster. It's a ride we all want to get off! My best advice is, find the 'glue' that will hold you together - whether it's religion, family, friends, music, yoga, a hobby or a cancer support group. Even our pets can be amazing healers. Be patient and don't give up. Trust me when I say you will come out changed and stronger on the other end of this.

If you can get the inside right, the outside will fall into place.

Be at least as interested in what goes on inside you as what happens outside. If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place.

You can't wait for the end of your problems for you to be present. It has to be done whereever you are - which is now

Accepting means you allow yourself to feel whatever it is you are feeling at that moment. It is part of the isness of the Now. You can't argue with what is. Well, you can, but if you do, you suffer.

When you die and go to heaven our maker is not going to ask, 'why didn't you discover the cure for such and such? why didn't you become the Messiah?' The only question we will be asked in that precious moment is 'why didn't you become you?'

I really love doing yoga. My main ritual is yoga. I do A LOT of yoga

I am a certified yoga teacher and I love to cycle and swim.

I started doing yoga.

More yoga in the world is what we need.

Yoga means union of the individual mind with universal mind, so meditation is considered the essence of yoga. The transformation of the mind and body during meditation is significantly more profound than simply resting with your eyes closed.

The Rig Veda defines yoga as a union or "yoking" of the material and spiritual worlds, and it doesn't describe any physical postures other than the traditional cross-legged meditation pose.

Yoga began as a philosophy rather than as a physical discipline.

The Yoga Sutras offers a clear roadmap for the evolution of consciousness from ordinary states of awareness such as waking, dreaming, and sleeping - to higher states of consciousness.

The deeper meaning and gift of yoga is the path it offers us into the timeless, spaceless world of spirit.

Yoga has moved from relative anonymity in the West to a well-recognized practice offered in thousands of studios, community centers, hospitals, gyms, and health clubs.

Most people think that aging is irreversible and we know that there are mechanisms even in the human machinery that allow for the reversal of aging, through correction of diet, through anti-oxidants, through removal of toxins from the body, through exercise, through yoga and breathing techniques, and through meditation.

Joy is a return to the deep harmony of body, mind, and spirit that was yours at birth and that can be yours again. That openness to love, that capacity for wholeness with the world around you, is still within you.

The true purpose of yoga is to discover that aspect of your being that can never be lost.

Although yoga is commonly portrayed as a popular fitness trend, it's actually the core of the Vedic science that developed in the Indus Valley more than 5,000 years ago.

Love doesn't need reason. It speaks from the irrational wisdom of the heart.

If you find yourself saying things like, "I'm hitting the age where I'll need reading glasses," "I'm too old to try yoga (or some other activity)," or other such statements, make a conscious choice to shift your perspective and what you tell yourself about your body and age.

Even if yoga only enhanced physical fitness, the time spent in practice would be fully worthwhile.

While the health benefits are many, yoga offers much more than just a way to exercise the body.

You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.

Some acts are tricky. Eartha Kitt was tricky in a wonderful, old-style way. She did yoga on the piano and put her hands over her ears when the other acts were on.

Some offer their wealth, their austerity, and their practice of yoga as sacrifice, while the ascetics with strict vows offer their study of scriptures and knowledge as sacrifice.

I work out six days a week. I do pilates, Bikram yoga and spinning. Every once in awhile, I'll throw weights in. I like to get some kind of cardio in every day, even if it's just hiking.

I work out a lot and I do yoga and I do Pilates and I'm kind of athletic. I've taken dance classes, but at the same point I'm just a total klutz.