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“In truth, it matters less what we do in practice than how we do it and why we do it. The same posture, the same sequence, the same meditation with a different intention takes on an entirely new meaning and will have entirely different outcomes.”

Different Matter Success Practice Meditation Yoga Intention Outcomes Sequence Posture

Author:Donna Farhi

“Without intention, all these postures, these breathing practices, meditations, and the like can become little more than ineffectual gestures. When animated by intention, however, the simplest movement, the briefest meditation, and the contents of one breath cycle are made potent.”

Littles Made Practice Meditation Movement Yoga Breaths Intention Breathing Cycles Gestures Simplest Animated Posture

Author:Donna Farhi

“Yoga is an ancient discipline in which physical postures, breath practice, meditation, and philosophical study are tools for achieving liberation. In my interpretation, achieving liberation in yoga means learning how to be present with everything that arises, whether it is pain or pleasure, sadness or joy, failure or success. And to be present with whatever arises, I believe we must not only be aware of what is arising but we must also be able to see all things that arise as equal, with detachment.”

Source: Moving Toward Balance: 8 Weeks of Yoga with Rodney Yee

“The seated lotus postures are an amazing way to go into meditation, or simply just to take a moment to ground oneself.”

Way Moments Meditation Oneself Posture Lotuses

Author:Christy Turlington

“Backbends are to be felt more than expressed. The other postures can be expressed and then felt. Like in meditation each person has to feel backbends.”

Feels Persons Felt Meditation Posture Backbends

Author:B.K.S. Iyengar

“In sitting on the meditation cushion and assuming the meditation posture, we connect ourselves with the present moment in this body and on this earth.”

Moments Body Earth Meditation Sitting Assuming Present Moment Posture Cushions

Book:A Path With Heart: The Classic Guide Through The Perils And Promises Of Spiritual Life

Source: A Path With Heart: The Classic Guide Through The Perils And Promises Of Spiritual Life

“Don't think that only sitting with the eyes closed is practice. If you do think this way, then quickly change your thinking. Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down. When coming out of sitting, don't think that you're coming out of meditation, but that you are only changing postures. If you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly. You will have a steady awareness within yourself.”

Ifs Thinking Way Eye Lying Attitude Practice Meditation Awareness Walking Sitting Standing Steady Coming Out Posture Wherever You Are Lying Down

Author:Ajahn Chah

“I don't think I can put my finger exactly on when remission occurred, because from that moment on, I left Western medicine and never looked back. I practiced every day for ten to twelve hours a day - spiritual studies, meditation, pranayama, yoga postures, Ayurvedic studies, deep, deep, powerful cleansings and fasting.”

Thinking I Can Moments Spiritual Left Hours Powerful Study Meditation Ten Yoga Medicine Fingers Western That Moment Twelve Fasting Posture Cleansing Remission Pranayama Western Medicine

Author:Brad Willis

“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.”

World Spiritual Meditation Materials Yoga Crosses Unions Traditional Posture Vedas Rigs

Author:Deepak Chopra