"I think it's interesting that the opposite of being active in yoga is not being passive. It's being receptive."
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"The most profound benefit of yoga and meditation for me has been a natural relaxing into my life. Obstacles are not so scary. I am more fluid, more curious, and at the same time more patient. I have more options for happiness because I don't require specific conditions. It is a relief to discover that I can be happy even if the world doesn't revolve around me or my agenda."
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"Rather than allowing our response to an even affect our breathing, we can learn instead to let our breathing change our relationship to the event."
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"See if you can approach your own practice with a healthy combination of mindfulness, playfulness, precision, and curiosity"
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"Yoga is not about touching your toes. It's about unlocking your ideas about what you want, where you think you can go, and how you will achieve it when you get there."
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"Falling out of balance doesn't matter, really and truly. How we deal with that moment and how we find our way back to center, every day, again and again - that is the practice of yoga...it's about trusting that you will find your way."
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"Everything we're doing is planting a seed that will come to fruition at some point"
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"Yoga, like meditation, offers a method for coming together after you've come apart."
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"The awareness that we cultivate is what makes yoga a practice, rather than a task or a goal to be completed. Your body will most likely become much more flexible by doing yoga, and so will your mind."
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"Hatha yoga is a powerful tool for self-transformation. It asks us to bring our attention to our breath, which helps us to still the fluctuations of the mind and be more present in the unfolding of each moment."
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