Inspirational Yoga Quotes & Sayings

We are born into this precious human existence to achieve the uni cation of opposites and become enlightened, or liberated, from the illusion of separation. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Yoga reveals to you the beauty of mindfulness and takes you into the essence of an endless present moment. — Debasish Mridha

2. Evolve and Be God: As we invoke the presence of Source, holding the focus through our mantras, we are drawing more and more proximity to the object of worship and gradually, we attain all the attributes we are invoking, i.e., we slowly evolve to be Angelic, invoking the presence of God/Source. — Nandhiji

So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates. — Allan Lokos

Yoga is a journey toward your inner core to find your inner bliss. — Debasish Mridha

The physical concerns and misalignment we experience in the spinal vertebrae of our body are often directly correlated with the spiritual energetic ability to flow freely as well. — Dashama Konah Gordon

When we return continually to the present moment and our centered awareness within it, we remember we are eternally connected to the Supreme Source that lives within us. — Dashama Konah Gordon

We will attract potential partners who reflect back to us what we need to heal, balance and strengthen in ourselves- until we become whole. At that point, we can attract our twin flame or soul mate and enjoy a peaceful co- creative partnership that benefits all of mankind. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Before yoga, my life was filled with regret about choices I'd made in the past, and fears about choices I'd make in the future. Yoga teaches us how to be present in the present. Once you learn how to live in the now, you realize that the past is a memory and the future doesn't exist. Yoga will help anyone facing anxiety issues, separation and attachment issues (moms, I'm talking to you here!), or serious illnesses such as cancer and depression. It's a practice that slims your body while expanding your heart. — Kathryn E. Livingston

The body is not a product. It is an experience. — Daniele Bolelli

Know, in every moment, that you have attracted this situation into your life experience so you can grow and learn the lessons necessary to get to the next level. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Yoga is not just repetation of few postures - it is more about the exploration and discovery of the subtle energies of life. — Amit Ray

Yoga is not only a process of the integration of the soul, mind, and body for self-improvement, it is a process of self -realization and self -acceptance. — Debasish Mridha

Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind and soul. — Amit Ray

From just one spark we can create one fire. And from one fire we can create one light. From that one light, we create vision and that vision is how we share just one spark. Inspire all those around you. — Josh Blatter

Yoga does not always cure stress. It neutralizes it through increasing awareness and by changing self-perception. — Debasish Mridha

The ultimate language of yoga is expressed in doing yoga, a practice that transcends words as we open our lives to living more consciously through the infinite wisdom of the heart. — Mark Stephens

Whatever it is you want in this life, be it material things, a place you want to be, or an experience you want to have, you must first make it real in the realm of your consciousness. — Brandi L. Bates

Enlightenment is cumulative. You become a little more enlightened each day as you practice yoga and Buddhism. — Frederick Lenz

When you are mindful of Spirit and connecting to the breath with an open heart, that is yoga. — Dashama Konah Gordon

To create a peaceful world, inhale the love of life and exhale the beauty of life. — Debasish Mridha

Our greatest opportunities are to let go and surrender to that which is greater than our egoistic needs and desires. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Take Care of Yourself First- It's Easier to Serve Others That Way. — Dashama Konah Gordon

When we carry the thoughts of negativity and self-criticism, we inspire just what we don't want: poor health and an unattractive physical body. — Dashama Konah Gordon

To find inner bliss and happiness through yoga, learn to accept things as they are by changing your thoughts. — Debasish Mridha

Yoga isn't just about showing up on the mat. It's about showing up in your life, in your day; it's about opening your heart while standing firm and strong and believing in yourself. — Kathryn E. Livingston

By justifying our harmful negative habits, we live in delusion. We are lying to ourselves. And worse yet, we waste the precious opportunity of living our truth. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Yoga is the dance of every cell with the music of every breath that creates inner serenity and harmony. — Debasish Mridha

You will boost your productivity with active exercise. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked. — Patanjali

When you grasp the yogic principles and philosophies, you can apply them to any activity you are doing. Then every thing you do is spiritually enhancing your life. And this leads to the ultimate experience where everything you do is YOGA. It is all Union, unifying you with the Supreme Source. — Dashama Konah Gordon

When I write I feel like I can breathe. It's like yoga for the brain. — Elise Stokes

The path to wholeness starts by loving yourself. It always starts there. If you love yourself, you will do whatever it takes to restore your health and happiness. — Dashama Konah Gordon

With yoga, you go back to your source to bloom again with joy and inner peace. — Debasish Mridha

Create peace within yourself so that you can spread the fragrance of peace all around the world. — Debasish Mridha

What is discipline? Discipline means creating an order within you. As you are, you are a chaos. — Osho

Keep it small. Keep it simple. Give it time. An exercise program such as yoga is a slow process. It is slow by design. But, in order to secure the gains and add to them, you have to keep it up. And guess what, the more you do it, the more your desire to do it grows. It is the same with building core spiritual muscles. You may have a period of intense growth - perhaps some adversity that drives you to your knees and calls forth the blessings of heaven. But to secure those gains, we must continue to invite the Holy Ghost into our lives - daily. — Virginia H. Pearce

Yoga is a journey of the soul through the body that creates a harmony among nature, mind, and body. — Debasish Mridha

Whether you're at the peak or the valley of any given wave, remember that this too shall pass. — Dashama Konah Gordon

In a world resistant to change, we have to take matters into our own hands. Modern society and culture fails to support our healing by literally encouraging us to sustain our addictions. — Dashama Konah Gordon

There are different pathways - be it Zen, tantra, karma yoga, or jnana yoga. Different ways have been devised to do the same thing for different types of people according to their temperament. — Frederick Lenz

You may not be able to control the whole world, but you may learn to control your inner world through yoga. — Debasish Mridha

Doesn't the bible say "blessed are the pure in the heart, so they shall see God?" when?
Only when there is purity in the heart; a heart peaceful and free from egoism
the "I" and the "mine." Purity of heart and equanimity of mind are the very essence of Yoga. — Swami Satchidananda

Your life is a precious gift from an imaginative loving Source that endlessly breathes life. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Every moment is an opportunity to become more enlightened, more open and expanded. Continually choose that path and you will be free. — Dashama Konah Gordon

When we are open, strong and fluid in our body, we are experiencing the best that life has to offer with very little limitation or constraints. — Dashama Konah Gordon

The true miracle lies in our eagerness to allow, appreciate, and honor the uniqueness, and freedom of each sentient being to sing the song of their heart. — Amit Ray

Don't wait. Writers are the only artists I know of who expect to get somewhere by waiting. Everyone knows you have to dance to be a dancer, you have to sing to be a singer, you have to act to be an actor, but far too many people seem to believe that you. don't have to write to be a writer. So, instead of writing, they wait. Isaac Asimov said it beautifully in just six words: "It's the writing that teaches you." Writing is what teaches you. Writing is what leads to "inspiration." Writing is what generates ideas. Nothing else-and nothing less. Don't meditate, don't do yoga, don't do drugs. Just write. — Daniel Quinn

Please maintain an open mind while exploring the depth and wealth of wisdom that is available through the practice of yoga. You may soon come to see the Union of all religions and philosophies if you maintain an open mind and heart. — Dashama Konah Gordon

As with all things in the physical plane, nothing is permanent, and the only thing we can truly count on is change. Things come and go, people are born and die and move in and out of our lives. The dreams and goals of today will one day either materialize or evolve into something different with time. If we become rigidly attached to any of this, we set ourselves up for the inevitable suffering that will ensue when the thing, person or idea flows out of our lives, or our desire for it shifts. — Dashama Konah Gordon

In every moment we are faced with choices that will serve our highest intentions, or gratify our unconscious desires. — Dashama Konah Gordon

The Stone of Guilt in the River of the Mind, the block in the flow of intelligence.
~ Paramahamsa Nithyananda — Paramahamsa Nithyananda

Yoga may teach you how to reveal your inner joy and inner beauties that beautify this world. — Debasish Mridha

Be Generous with your Kindness, Compassion & Forgiveness. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Be Grateful- Your Life is a Miracle. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Fall in love with all knowing manifestations of one. You may find those connections between you and all through yoga and meditation. — Debasish Mridha

Thoughts are one of the most creative powers we have as human beings. If you hold the mantra in your mind that you are continually becoming more healthful and radiant, that is what you will become. — Dashama Konah Gordon

The time is changing and not only the policy makers of India, but the whole world is realizing the importance of Ayurveda. Who could have thought some years back that people with up-bringing in cosmopolitan culture would prefer bottle gourd juice or gooseberry juice over carbonated soft-drinks in the near future. — Acharya Balkrishna

It is key to remember we can maintain a genuine enthusiasm and love for what IS, in the PRESENT moment, enjoy it with gratitude for all of the blessings in our lives. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Yoga makes you harmonious with nature and teaches you to be joyfully curious about your inner world. — Debasish Mridha

Polarity exists so that we may discover the truth beyond this world of duality, which is the ultimate purpose of life. — Dashama Konah Gordon

If we are not living IN our bodies, honoring them as our TEMPLE, we are closing off the divine channels (nadis) of energy that run through us. Additionally, when we are not in good physical shape, we limit our enjoyment of our life experience. Thus, yoga is spiritual and physical. — Dashama Konah Gordon

A kaleidoscope consists of a tube (or container), mirrors, pieces of glass (or beads or precious stones), sunlight, and someone to turn it and observe and enjoy the forms. Metaphorically, perhaps the sun represents the divine light, or spark of life, within all of us. The mirrors represent our ability to serve as mirrors for one another and each other's alignment, reflecting sides of ourselves that we may not have been aware of. The tube (or container) is the practice of community yoga. We, as human beings, are the glass, the beads, the precious stones. The facilitator is the person turning the Kaleidoscope, initiating the changing patterns. And the resulting beauty of the shapes? Well, that's for everyone to enjoy... — Lo Nathamundi

The asana practice is extremely powerful and unique in design. In addition to improved flexibility, circulation, muscular strength and increased energy, and detoxification of the organs, each pose unblocks life force energy (prana) pathways in your body, reprograms your cellular DNA and connects us to our spiritual origin. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Yoga is not just a workout, it is a natural way of enhancing flexibility, calmness, clarity, and youthfulness. — Debasish Mridha

The yoga asana practice was developed to get the body in the best physical condition possible, so that the yoga practitioner would be able to sit for many hours comfortably in meditation. In order to reach the higher spiritual vibrations we must be as strong, flexible and open as possible. — Dashama Konah Gordon

See yourself as the perfect creation that you are, but at the same time, recognize with sincere honesty, the areas of your life that are out of balance and get to work to improve and grow. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Your body is a physical representation of the cumulative effect of all the experiences you've had throughout your life. — Dashama Konah Gordon

You can set yourself up to be sick, or you can choose to stay well. — Wayne Dyer

Please don't worry that yoga will contradict your religious belief systems, as Pranashama Yoga embraces all religions and beliefs systems. I believe we are all One and that Love is the highest truth. Love is my Religion. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Seeds of past karma cannot germinate if they are roasted in the fires of divine wisdom. — Paramahansa Yogananda

Feel whatever arises fully, and then let go of any identification with what you're feeling. You are at choice. You don't have to go through another moment of suffering. Break free from the societal constructs that say, 'Life is meant to be a challenge.' This is not true. You have the capacity to become the observer of your emotional reactions and check in with your heart each time, to respond from love and compassion. This is the key to becoming liberated from the bonds of emotional suffering. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Breathe Through the Pain, It Always Gets Easier with Time. — Dashama Konah Gordon

... When you're in the darkness, know that the light will come. We are light and dark, sun and moon, male and female, yin and yang; life is composed of opposites, in a continuing cycle of change ... . When you are in the light, don't step back into the darkness. Live in that light, and breathe it in fully. I've spent so much of my life going over and over the sadness and fear of the past. But we don't need to go there when we're not there. When we are in the light, be here, now. — Kathryn E. Livingston

Yoga not only allows you to learn to control your breathing, but it ultimately enhances your abilities to harmonize your thoughts and enhances your inner beauty. — Debasish Mridha

You cannot control anything except your thoughts. With yoga, you do not control yourself but you harmonize with nature. — Debasish Mridha

The more you know, the more you don't know," the further you go in your training, learning, and experience as a yoga teacher, the more you'll realize that there's an infinite universe of knowledge and wisdom to bring to the practice. — Mark Stephens

Don't wait for life to happen; life is happening now! — Kathryn E. Livingston

When you release a trauma on one level of your energetic being, you will experience relief on all other levels simultaneously. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Breath is your link to life; the direct connection to your spirit. — Dashama Konah Gordon

Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divinity within you. — Amit Ray