
The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice

So, a self-appropriate practice is one in which our proprioceptive sense guides us to congruency. This is the invitation for us to find our own kind of yoga, one that speaks the language of our own essential body dialect, written in its fascial form. That form is inclusive of the muscles and wraps the bones, profoundly invested with fascia and embe
... See moreJoanne Avison • Yoga: Fascia, Anatomy and Movement: Fascia, Form and Functional Movement
Yoga claims to provide a system by which the practitioner can directly realize his or her puruṣa, the soul or innermost conscious self, through mental practices.
Edwin F. Bryant • The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary
We practice in an intelligent and disciplined manner in the service of truth. This ensures that the practices remain in the practical realm of relating to the world and other sentient beings in a joyful and unselfish way.
Mary Taylor • The Art of Vinyasa: Awakening Body and Mind through the Practice of Ashtanga Yoga
But especially when you are off-kilter, you must practice carefully and with a sense of surrender, of not knowing, and of starting over again and again. When approached in this way, the practice will often smooth out imbalances, especially if you practice “all day every day.”