When people ask me what yoga is and why they should do it, I always come back to these insights from some of the great yogis. Enjoy, and feel free to post your own favorites!
“Keep in mind that the poses are not destinations, nor are they strange contortions to force yourself into for some esoteric purpose. They are part of an ongoing process of self exploration and self-healing. Each individual pose is a map into a specific area of yourself, and where you are in the pose is the pose for you.” – Erich Schiffmann
“Yoga is an expression of joy.” – Erich Schiffmann
“This is indeed the great message of all forms of Yoga: Happiness is our essential nature, and our perpetual quest for happiness is fulfilled only when we realize who we truly are.” – Georg Feuerstien
“The process of yoga is one of undoing the obstructions and limitations in your body and mind that inhibit the free flow of creative life force.” – Erich Schiffmann
“The body is not the house of the spirit, it is the spirit taken physical form. And the world, too, is not the creation of divinity, it is divinity as presented to our senses.” – Charles Eisenstein
“Yoga [is] the harnessing or restraining of the senses and the mind so as to yield a quiet inner space… Only in the depth of the still heart can the liberating truth be found.” – Georg Feuerstein
