Yoga Quotes

Yoga is the settling of the mind into silence. When the mind has settled, we are established in our essential nature, which is unbounded Consciousness. Our essential nature is usually overshadowed by the activity of the mind. (Patañjali)
There are people doing yoga in New York, dancing around, that's the power of India. You go to a nightclub somewhere in Spain and there's Amitabh Bachchan on the screen there, dancing around. That's the power of India. That's the power of Indian people. View quote
Rahul Gandhi
Why do people do yoga? To clear their minds? I embrace the clutter in my head. View quote
Chris Rock
More yoga in the world is what we need. View quote
Diane Lane
Reading poetry gives me a sense of calm, well-being, and love for humanity - the same stuff more flexible women get from yoga. View quote
J. Courtney Sullivan
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. View quote
B.K.S. Iyengar
Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life/. View quote
B.K.S. Iyengar
I need something to do when I'm not working, or I crawl up the walls. So I've just taken up kung fu. I was looking for some kind of calming, relaxing activity. I tried yoga, but it wasn't really me. View quote
Ian Hart
Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness. View quote
Indra Devi
Yoga is an art and science of living. View quote
Indra Devi
Sit still. Stop thinking. Shut up. Get out! The first two of these instructions comprise the whole of the technique of Yoga. The last two are of a sublimity which it would be improper to expound in this present elementary stage. (Aleister Crowley)
[On yoga] Once you've completed a wonderful class, you get a sense of the deepest, purest part of yourself. You feel like you are connected to everybody else in the world. View quote
Jennifer Beals
Yoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists. View quote
Patañjali
The Yoga of action, leading to union with the soul is fiery aspiration, spiritual reading and devotion to Ishvara. View quote
Patañjali
Demonic activity levels? Do they have a device that measures whether the demons inside the house are doing power yoga? View quote
Cassandra Clare
I'm on a vegan diet, I do yoga every day, I work out, I'm totally spiritual - I'm completely opposite of what everyone thinks I am right now. View quote
Avril Lavigne
Like Yoga, the spiritual life is actually very difficult. View quote
Sting (musician)
Writing used to be my hobby, but now that it's my job, I have no hobby - except watching TV and laying around the pool reading 'U.S. Weekly.' I have tried many hobbies, such as knitting, Pilates, ballet, yoga, and guitar, but none of them have taken. View quote
Meg Cabot
I get up in the morning and do a seven-minute yoga workout. I know the most likely time I'm going to do something is when I first get up, and I make it short because, like you, I don't really want to do that first thing in the morning. View quote
Mehmet Oz
Many exercise forms - aerobic, yoga, weights, walking and more - have been shown to benefit mood. View quote
Andrew Weil
Millions of Americans today are taking dietary supplements, practicing yoga and integrating other natural therapies into their lives. These are all preventive measures that will keep them out of the doctor's office and drive down the costs of treating serious problems like heart disease and diabetes. (Andrew Weil)
All the sudden high-impact stress can really take a toll on your body. So if you still want to be active and get in a good workout, go to a yoga class or pilates class, or get in some strength and conditioning. View quote
Sophia Bush
Yoga is the practice of radical transformation. View quote
Georg Feuerstein
I like to go to yoga classes and sweat a lot. View quote
Denise Austin
I'm in good shape. My cancer means I have lost a lot of organs and I'm a lot lighter. I have devoted myself to yoga and I'm doing handstands. View quote
Eve Ensler