B.K.S. Iyengar - Jan 5-7, Iyengar II & I

Written By Sara Easterson-Bond

Some of my favorite thoughts from B.K.S Iyengar’s Light on Life.

When an asana is done correctly, the body movements are smooth, and there is lightness in the body and freedom in the mind…

…Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time…

…The corners of the chest are pillars: They should be firm. Slouching acts like a narcotic to the body. When our parents tell us not to slouch, it is because they instinctively understand that collapsing the chest caves in the very self…

Sara Easterson-Bond
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