Hatha Yoga Quotes

OVER THE last half millennium, one book has established itself as the classic work on Hatha Yoga - the book you are holding in your hands. An Indian yogi named Svatmarama wrote the Hatha Yoga Pradipika in the fifteenth century C.E. Next to nothing is known about him, although his name may provide a clue. It means "one who delights in one's Atman," indicating the achievement of a state of bliss. Drawing on his own experience and older works now lost, he wrote this book for the student of Yoga. He wrote this book for you. ~ Yogi Swatmarama

Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one's actions. ~ B.K.S. Iyengar

Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind. ~ Patanjali

The practice of Yoga brings us face to face with the extraordinary complexity of our own being. ~ Sri Aurobindo

A lot of people trash their subtle physical body with psychedelic drugs. While they do certainly give you experiences in altered levels of attention, you pay a price for it. They definitely screw up the subtle physical. Hatha Yoga can be good for that. ~ Frederick Lenz

It takes courage and intelligence, you know, to do the stages of Yoga right, and to start with this Hatha Yoga ... It's just you and nothing but you, standing in one spot frozen like a statue with no place to go for help or excuse or scapegoat except inward. ~ Bikram Choudhury

Basketball is an endurance sport, and you have to learn to control your breath; that's the essence of yoga, too. So, I consciously began using yoga techniques in my practice and playing. I think yoga helped reduce the number and severity of injuries I suffered. As preventative medicine, it's unequaled. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Yoga, an ancient but perfect science, deals with the evolution of humanity. This evolution includes all aspects of one's being, from bodily health to self-realization. ~ B.K.S. Iyengar

What's the benefit of hatha yoga? Physical. What do you need to do hatha yoga? Physical body. That's it. Breathing and spirit is a part of any sport. So that's why hatha yoga can be a sport. ~ Rajashree Choudhury

Usually, when people hear the term Yoga, many of them associate it with various physical exercises where they need to twist, turn and stretch their body in complex ways that are known as Asanas, but this is only one type of Yoga, called "Hatha-Yoga". In reality, Yoga is an umbrella term for various physical and mental exercises that lead to the overall well-being of a person.
By origin, Yoga has mainly five forms:
1.Raja Yoga - The realization of divinity through intense meditation
2.Karma Yoga – The realization of divine bliss through your own daily activities and duties
3.Hatha Yoga – The realization of divine well-being through various physical exercises
4.Jyana Yoga – The realization of inexplicable bliss in the pursuit of knowledge
5.Bhakti Yoga – The realization of ecstasy through love and devotion for your Personal God
The purpose of all Yogas is to set your consciousness lose into the vast domain of the unknown, where your brain circuits simulate various fascinating mental states that are usually unimaginable and unattainable in your everyday consciousness. But the whole yoga thing has nothing to do with God or something of that sort. It is all about various states of the human mind. ~ Abhijit Naskar

Indian forms of yoga have spread throughout the world due to their objectives of promoting health and harmony. Japan is but one of many countries that have received these age-old teachings. While Indian yogic disciplines (Hatha yoga in particular) have become well known, not everyone realizes that certain distinctive Japanese versions of Indian spiritual paths have evolved. Perhaps the first of these unique methodologies is the art of Shin-shin-toitsu-do, which was developed by Nakamura Tempu Sensei (1876–1968). In fact, Nakamura Sensei is often considered to be the father of yoga in Japan. ~ H.E. Davey

Hatha Yoga teaches us to use the body as the bow, asana as the arrow, and the soul the target. ~ B.K.S. Iyengar

All forms of yoga involve occult assumptions, even hatha yoga, which is often presented as a merely physical discipline. ~ Douglas Groothuis

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. ~ Cyndi Lee

Yoga, like meditation, offers a method for coming together after you've come apart. ~ Cyndi Lee

You become writer by writing. It is a yoga. ~ R.K. Narayan

I relax, meditate and do 80 minutes of yoga every day. ~ Janice Dickinson

I have always done exercise because I was a dancer, and it is probably good for you. I have done yoga consistently. ~ Francesca Annis

Discrimination involves reflection and absorption. ~ Frederick Lenz

Yoga takes what you have and molds and sculpts it, which is a much more natural way to look and feel. ~ Adam Levine

You can plant a tree to celebrate a birthday, an anniversary, a promotion or a business success. Tree hugging is the easiest yoga art to connect you with nature. ~ Amit Ray

Drinking tea is as sacred as doing yoga. Sleeping silently, relaxed, is as sacred as prayer. Looking at a tree, talking to a friend, walking early in the morning, working in the factory or in the office, is as holy as anything else. This is the understanding that is needed for Tao to happen. ~ Osho

The art of spirituality is learning to be happy in any condition and in any circumstance. This is the art of love. ~ Frederick Lenz

The success of Yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures but in how it positively changes the way we live our life and our relationships. ~ T. K. V. Desikachar

Sahaja Yoga is nothing but love, love, love. How much you love others is the main point. ~ Nirmala Srivastava

Yoga probably makes me a better person. ~ Jennifer Morrison

My favorite outdoor activities are running, yoga, and functional training. My favorite indoor workouts are Pilates, kickboxing, functional training, and a lot of different exercises at the gym with and without weights - including TRX. ~ Izabel Goulart

I think there's room for both private exploration and group work in Yoga. ~ Sting

Yoga in America is a joke. ~ Bikram Choudhury

I do Ashtanga yoga three times a week, and I run a couple of times a week, too. I really like yoga; I enjoy the actual doing of it, so it doesn't feel like the agony of the gym felt like to me. ~ Julianne Moore

Kundalini Yoga will dawn on you the secret of how to be Healthy, Happy and Holy. ~ Harbhajan Singh Yogi

I call that person the most intelligent who sees the benevolence, the ascent and the ultimate goal. ~ Nirmala Srivastava

When you listen to yourself, everything comes naturally. It comes from inside, like a kind of will to do something. Try to be sensitive. That is yoga. ~ Petri Raisanen

You can fix your body, your heart, your diabetes. In Korea, China, and India, there are people who do yoga. They go to the mountains and do breath-in, breath-out meditation. They can live 500 years and not get sick. Keeping their bodies for a long time is possible; even flying in the sky is possible. ~ Seung Sahn

Ask yourself constantly, "What is the right thing to do?" Behave toward everyone as if receiving a great guest. ~ Confucius

Yoga ia a way of moving into stillness in order to experience the truth of who you are. ~ Erich Schiffmann

I go to yoga every day. I meditate every morning. ~ Russell Simmons

Advanced Buddhist Yoga is the art of altering your karmic patterns. ~ Frederick Lenz

Hello, my name is Lisa Jakub. But most people in a restaurant/dentist's office/yoga studio dressing room, call me 'Hey, you look like that girl from 'Mrs. Doubtfire'/'Independence Day'/'Rambling Rose.' There is a good reason for that. I am that girl. More accurately, I was that girl. ~ Lisa Jakub

The more innocent you are, the more blissful you will be. ~ Nirmala Srivastava

And for ego, to accept that you have ego is the only way and then it will drop out. If you know there is ego, ego will drop out. ~ Nirmala Srivastava

There is no one to realize the Self. ~ Frederick Lenz

Obviously a child can never conceive solitude if his parents aren't living it somewhere themselves. I don't mean that to be alone you have to get down on your knees for an hour in a yoga posture. ~ Henri Nouwen

Enlightenment is represented by Sri Krishna, who is said to be an avatar. ~ Frederick Lenz

Remain faithful to the Light of your soul even when it is hidden by clouds. My help and the Mother's will be there working behind even in the moments when you cannot feel it.

Letters on Yoga, vol.24, p.1425 ~ Sri Aurobindo

I'm totally unprepared for this level of hotness - well, any kind of hotness, to be honest. I'm dressed in yoga pants and a T-shirt. I wanted to be comfortable for traveling, and now, I want to slap myself.

I am not dressed to meet a man of his caliber, especially not now while I'm going to be seated next to said man for the next six and a half hours.

Honestly, I can't even remember if I put on deodorant.

Oh God, please let me have put on deodorant. ~ Samantha Towle

Yoga changed my life. I go between 4 and 6 times a week. It's incredibly grounding and an intense level of focus. ~ Katharine Towne

One has to know what is the ultimate goal of our life. The ultimate goal of our evolution is to become the Spirit, which is the reflection of God Almighty in our heart. That is self identity and also self knowledge. Also, one becomes one with the all-pervading Divine power of love. Our awareness is enlightened by the Spirit and Divine vibrations start flowing through our central nervous system enlightening our being. ~ Nirmala Srivastava

I love hot yoga. I go to a sculpt class with weights. That's really good for the core and it's obviously super hot. I love cardio bar. I'm not a big gym fan, so I like to go to classes. ~ Naya Rivera

I think yoga has given me better posture. People don't realise how strong it makes you. You have to use your body weight to hold yourself. As you get older, you're supposed to lift weights, but I find that kind of boring. Yoga is lifting my own body. ~ Andie MacDowell

The first time I took a Kundalini yoga class, I cried my eyes out afterwards. I was so moved by the meditation and singing "Long Time Sun" at the end of class. I felt like I was home. ~ Zoe McLellan

Meditation is not an act, it is a quality. Meditation is not something that you do - it is something that you become. ~ Jaggi Vasudev

Take a yoga class, study different forms of self-discovery. Some people are crazy and fanatical, avoid them. People who are balanced and calm and introspective, associating with them will raise your energy level. ~ Frederick Lenz

I'm a big foodie, I do a lot of yoga - I love yoga - I love running ... I just enjoy being really active, and traveling. ~ Jane Chen

I practice yoga even when my schedule doesn't allow me to teach. I've been practicing for 17 years, since before it became hip. ~ Brenda Strong

Your own attention is important, not the attention of others or your attention on others. ~ Nirmala Srivastava

The author isn't altogether certain that there is any such thing as exaggeration. Our brains permit us to use such a wee fraction of their resources that, in a sense, everything we experience is a reduction. We employ drugs, yoga techniques and poetics - and a thousand more clumsy methods - in an effort just to bring things back up to normal. ~ Tom Robbins

Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down. My brain and body can go into overdrive - yoga teaches me to focus on the moment and not get ahead of myself. ~ Julia Stiles

Meditation is preparing one hand for blessing the world and preparing the other hand for doing well-being of the world. ~ Amit Ray

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 when every cell of the body sings the song of the soul ... ~ B.K.S. Iyengar