“I am old, and death inevitably approaches. But both birth and death are beyond the will of a human being. They are not my domain. I do not think about it. Yoga has taught me to think of only working to live a useful life...I will never stop learning, and it have tried to share some lessons with you. I do pray that my ending will be your beginning. The great rewards and the countless blessings of a life spent following the Inward Journey await you.” ThinkingHumansHuman BeingsJourneyShareTaughtPrayingBirthLessonsBlessingApproachYogaRewardsFollowingInwardDomainBirth And DeathNever Stop LearningGreat RewardUseful Life Author:B.K.S. Iyengar
“The secret of karma yoga which is to perform actions without any fruitive desires is taught by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita.” ActionDesireSecretLordTaughtYogaKarmaKrishnaKarma YogaGitaLord Krishna Author:Swami Vivekananda
“Yoga is a product of Eastern thought. A further complication is that the early Yoga teachers were both Indian and Hindu. So from the late 1800's and early 1900's the Yoga teachers who came across were as interested in Hinduism as in Yoga. Often what we were being taught was a mixture of two different systems.” TwoDifferentTeacherTaughtProductsLateYogaIndianHinduismEasternMixturesComplicationYoga Teachers Author:Paul Harvey
“When I was 25, I was in a show called 'Bajour,' and I was going to leave the show because I couldn't breathe. I couldn't sing, and I couldn't do the basic dance steps I had to do. Fortunately, two actors in the production - who were also yoga instructors - taught me some breathing exercises, and my asthma was cured that day.” TwoShowsActorsStepsTaughtExerciseYogaProductionsBreatheBreathingInstructorsAsthmaDance Steps Author:Paul Sorvino
“I started teaching yoga in 1974 in Colorado, I was living in Winter Park, and I started teaching skiers. At that point I was teaching more of the Sivananda system and just pushing it up a little bit to make it a little more rajasic a little more active, a little more physical. People would come, and feel great, and by the time I left Colorado in 1980 I'd taught pretty much everyone in town - the ski patrol, ski instructors, the bar owners.” PeopleFeelsLittlesLeftBitsTeachingTaughtLittle BitYogaTownsWinterActiveBarsParksOwnersPushingSkisColoradoInstructorsSkiersPushing It Author:Beryl Bender Birch
“The greatest motivator and leveler in my life has been my yoga practice. It has taught me how to be a grown-up, follow through, give back, be compassionate, be a better mother, wife, daughter, sibling, friend, and just show up.” GivingHas BeensShowsMotherPracticeWifeTaughtDaughterYogaCompassionateGiving BackSiblingYoga PracticeFollow Through Author:Emily Carpenter
“Yoga is really big - I'm actually a certified teacher, although I've never taught classes at a studio. I really find myself drawn to more traditional styles.” BigsClassTeacherStyleTaughtYogaStudiosTraditional Author:Stephanie Ellis
“I practice yoga at home to a TV show called 'Inhale,' taught by Steve Ross. I figured that if the people on the show could stretch that deep then I could too. I ended up pulling my hip flexor. But that's how I met my husband. Paul was the physical therapist my coach called to meet with me after hours.” PeopleIfsShowsHomeHoursPracticeTaughtTvsMetsHusbandYogaCoachesHipsMy HusbandPullingTv ShowsTherapistsInhaleAfter HoursPhysical Therapist Author:Danica Patrick
“Physically, it completely changed me. I found strength that I never thought I had. And mentally, I mean, it's taught me just patience and letting go, and it's really changed my whole psychological outlook, I think.” ThinkingMeanWholeFoundChangedTaughtLetting GoYogaPsychologicalOutlook Author:Gwyneth Paltrow