"You must do the asana with your soul. How can you do an asana with your soul? We can only do it with the organ of the body that is closest to the soul - the heart. So a virtuous asana is done from the heart and not from the head. Then you are not just doing it, but you are in it. Many people try to think their way into an asana, but you must instead feel your way into it through love and devotion."
-B.K.S. Iyengar
Mr. Iyengar often makes a connection of the body to the heart. He says in Light on Life that, "Ninety-nine percent of all human communication is emotional, not intellectual."
So, as Valentine's Day is nearing I thought I would share some of B.K.S. Iyengar's well- known quotes regarding this connection.
Try doing a few asana, first in a more physical way. Then repeat and allow the breath to lead the asana and permeate to each cell. Repeat once more keeping the whole body connection and feel how the heart can guide the pose, feeling a more spiritual connection to yourself and the world around you.
Namaste.
Pamela Nelson
www.plnyoga.blogspot.com
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