#yoga

Temples and churches have become social centers. They have lost their original purpose because the minds of the people are more attracted to worldly things than to prayer. The lips repeat the prayer mechanically like a phonograph record, but the mind wanders to other places. (23-24) ↗

— Swami Satchidananda

#prayer #purpose-of-prayer #temples #yoga

Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open. ↗

— B.K.S. Iyengar

#mental-health

Oh gosh, I noticed dramatic changes in my body after I started doing yoga, but I also think you have to shake things up. ↗

— Jennifer Aniston

#also #body #changes #doing #dramatic

I don't go to a gym, I don't do yoga. I don't do personal training. ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

#gym #i #personal #training #yoga

I will say a lot of dancers do such beautiful things for their body and then they smoke a cigarette. I've never been a smoker, but I realized after taking yoga . . . in ballet you're not encouraged to do a lot of breathing. I think in a weird way, a lot of dancers find relief in actually breathing. ↗

— Elizabeth Berkley

#after #ballet #beautiful #beautiful things #been

Don't Worry Be Happy ↗

— Meher Baba

#life #nonmind-yoga #perfect-masters #poetry #sufi

I like green or brown eyes. Tall but not overwhelmingly so. I like men who do yoga and meditate. ↗

— Kristin Davis

#eyes #green #i #like #meditate

Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness. ↗

— Indra Devi

#constant #fear #free #freedom #loneliness

I'm probably the least flexible athlete you'll find. When it comes to yoga, I can't get in the positions and I can't hold them. You have to be pretty flexible to do it. Once you get certain positions, you have to have the core strength to hold those positions. It's a pretty good workout. ↗

— Steve Blake

#certain #comes #core #find #flexible

I'm about to do my second Bikram yoga class in Anchorage, Alaska. It's the only way to stay warm. I've got to get into shape. I've been eating nothing but fish and chips. ↗

— Emily Blunt

#alaska #been #chips #class #eating