Philippa Asher

October 28, 2015

‘By practising all eight limbs of Ashtanga yoga, the impurities of the body and mind will be destroyed. These impurities are obstacles that prevent us from realising the true nature of the soul’
– Yoga Sutras (2:28)

October 28, 2015

‘One who has control over the mind:
is tranquil in heat and cold,
in pleasure and pain, in honour and dishonour
and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self’
– Bhagavad Gita (VI,7)

October 28, 2015

‘The guru is vital in the learning of yoga.  Learning yoga without a gifted teacher may harm the student, instead of elevating him’
– Yoga Rahasya (1:8)

‘Practice becomes firmly established when it has been refined with effort and devotion, over a prolonged period of time, without interruption’
– Yoga Sutras (1:14)