Yoga is the teacher of yoga; yoga is to be understood through yoga. So live in yoga to realize yoga; comprehend yoga through yoga; he who is free from distractions enjoys yoga through yoga. – Sri Vyasa’s commentary on the Yoga Sutras in the Vishnu Purana

The body is not to the Hatha Yogi a mere mass of living matter, but a mystical bridge between the spiritual and the physical being. – Synthesis of Yoga, Ch. XXVII

Neti Kriya

One teaspoon of salt for two neti pots (1% salt solution) Keep the mouth open to allow the natural breathing to take place as you pass water from one nostril to the other. For general health, once a week is enough. For nasal allergy, it can be done every day or even twice as per [...]

The Perfection of Yoga by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

We are always thinking that by changing our situation we will overcome our mental agitation, and we are always thinking that when we reach a certain point, all mental agitations will disappear. But it is the nature of the material world that we cannot be freed from anxiety. What is called renunciation is the same [...]

Rudra Yoga

Turn your troubles into treasures, Turn your obstacles into opportunities, Turn your problems into possibilities, Turn your challenges into chuckles, Turn your difficulties into delights, Turn weirdness into wonder! How do you do this? The energy is in the obstacle. The obstacle is in yourself. Turn the obstacle into energy. The flow will be the [...]

Health is wealth. Peace of mind is happiness. Yoga shows the way. – Swami Vishnu-Devananda

Light on Life by B.K.S. Iyengar

By persistent and sustained practice, anyone and everyone can make the yoga journey and reach the goal of illumination and freedom. Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal. Spiritual realization is the aim that exists in each [...]

Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. 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. It is something that we must build up. – [...]

A Day at Agama Yoga in Mazunte

Five weeks of yoga course have come to an end. An end that only marks the beginning of my spiritual path – the path to my inner self. Many beautiful people have helped me to get started on this path. They shared their beauty and love with me. I have no words to express my gratitude, so [...]

Savasana

[Great Further Reading] Corpse Pose Final relaxation after yoga practice. When effort ceases we are able, if only briefly, to die into corpse pose. The void is left when the self is absent. When there are no views, no conceptions, no thoughts, no ideas, the world is seen in its actuality, with no filters, modifications, interpretations, goals, [...]