Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
B.K.S. IyengarRead
Regular practise of yoga can help you face the turmoil of life with steadiness and stability
Interpretation
Yoga practice aids in maintaining calmness and balance amid life's challenges.
This quote emphasizes the benefits of regular yoga practice, particularly in fostering mental and emotional stability during life's inevitable ups and downs. By engaging in yoga, individuals can cultivate a sense of steadiness, enabling them to navigate through challenging situations with resilience and clarity.
In practice
During a wellness seminar, I might quote this to emphasize the importance of yoga for mental health.
Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration.
Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana.
Asana done from the brain makes one heavy and done from the heart makes one light.
The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.
Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being.
Each patient carries his own doctor inside him.
When I was training in medicine for example, there was a culture in medicine that strong people didn't need sleep, that the less you slept, the more you just powered through a tough call not on no sleep, the stronger you were. That is not helpful to have a culture that supports healthy practices like that.
Nobody wins when the police are sent to look after people suffering from mental health problems; vulnerable people don't get the care they need and deserve, and the police can't get on with the job they are trained to do.
If you consciously let your body take care of you, it will become your greatest ally and trusted partner.
We now eat at the end of a very long and opaque food chain. Food comes to us ready-made in packages that obscure as much information as they reveal.
Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you've got a kingdom.
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