Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.

But a yogi never forgets that health must begin with the body. Your body is the child of the soul. You must nourish and train your child. Physical health is not a commodity to be bargained for. Nor can it be swallowed in the form of drugs and pills. It has to be earned through sweat

As breath stills our mind, our energies are free to unhook from the senses and bend inward.

When we free ourselves from physical disabilities, emotional disturbances, and mental distractions, we open the gates to our soul.

Each one’s capacities are a function of his or her internal strength.

Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.

Body is the bow, asana is the arrow, and the soul is the target.

Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.

Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.

Do not stop trying just because perfection eludes you.

Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you have to choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it.

How can you know God if you don’t know your big toe?

It is while practicing yoga asanas that you learn the art of adjustment.

Life means to be living. Problems will always be there. When they arise navigate through them with yoga- don’t take a break.

One's spiritual realisation lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one's fellow beings.

The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.

The supreme adventure in a man’s life is his journey back to his Creator.

When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.

Willpower is nothing but willingness to do.