Sticking to a regular and balanced yoga practice can be a challenge, especially with the pressure that comes from our daily lives. However, reading through inspirational quotes can help you find the motivation to get back on your yoga mat and dive deeper into your yoga practice.
So, if you need some motivation, check the 29 inspirational yoga quotes that we gathered for you:
Yoga Quote #1: “It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self, and intelligence.” ~ B.K.S. Iyengar
Yoga Quote #2: “Whenever you are in doubt, it is best to pause. Few things are so pressing that they cannot wait for a moment of breath.” ~ T.K.V. Desikachar
Yoga Quote #3: “Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.” ~ James Allen
Yoga Quote #4: “Yoga is about rising to a new level of balance and competence in all aspects of life.” ~ Sadhguru
Yoga Quote #5: “I meet myself in stillness and we breathe.” ~ S.W Berry
Yoga Quote #6: “We do not use the body to get into a pose – we use the pose to get into our body.” ~ Bernie Clarke
Yoga Quote #7: “The longest journey of any person is the journey inward.” ~ Dag Hammarskjold
Yoga Quote #8: “Calming the mind is yoga, not just standing on the head.” ~ Swami Satchidananda
Yoga Quote #9: “The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.” ~ Rumi
Yoga Quote #10: “It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.” ~ B.K.S. Iyengar
Yoga Quote #11: “The mind is definitely something that can be transformed, and meditation is a means to transform it.” ~ Dalai Lama
Yoga Quote #12: “Letting go emotionally is the quintessential asana for yoga of the heart.” ~ Khang Kijarro Nguyen
Yoga Quote #13: “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 Räisänen
Yoga Quote #14: “Meditation is a silent heart, a peaceful mind which can make life more lovable, more livable.” ~ Rajneesh
Yoga Quote #15: “We all want happiness, and yoga is the way for that much needed happiness factor in life.” ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Yoga Quote #16: “If the ocean can calm itself, so can you. We are both salt water mixed with air” ~ Nayyirah Waheed
Yoga Quote #17: “A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. it just blooms” ~ Zen Shin
Yoga Quote #18: “The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.” ~ Rumi
Yoga Quote #19: “Let your practice be a celebration of life.” ~ Seido lee deBarros
Yoga Quote #20: “When you are all-inclusive, your experience of your existence becomes beautiful, and that is why you are joyful.” ~ Sadhguru
Yoga Quote #21: “Letting go is the hardest asana.” ~ Janelle Cybil
Yoga Quote #22: “Only when you do not know yourself, the opinion of other people becomes important.” ~ Sadhguru
Yoga Quote #23: “Yoga is not about self-improvement. It’s about self-acceptance.” ~ Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
Yoga Quote #24: “I have been a seeker and I still am, but I stopped asking the books and the stars. I started listening to the teaching of my Soul.” ~ Rumi
Yoga Quote #25: “Chasing after the world brings chaos. Allowing it all to come to me, brings peace.” ~ Zen Gatha
Yoga Quote #26: “Yoga is invigoration in relaxation. Freedom in routine. Confidence through self-control. Energy within and energy without.” ~ Ymber Delecto
Yoga Quote #27: “A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves.” ~ T. Guillemets
Yoga Quote #28: “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
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