Physical Practice Quotes

There are some careers where hands-on experience means so much more than the book work of it.

I got introduced to yoga in drama school. It's now a mainstay in my life, ever since I got instructor certification at a teacher-training intensive. I even occasionally guide an intimate class of friends and family, but mostly the training was to serve and deepen my own practice.

As I'm studying magic, juggling is mentioned repeatedly as a great way to acquire dexterity and coordination. Now, I had long admired how fast and fluidly jugglers make objects fly. So that's it. I'm 14; I'm becoming a juggler.

I used to practise my free-kicks a lot.

I'm not a yogi, but I know the sun salutation.

Practice your swing until it becomes a habit of mind and muscle.

Perfection in asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached.

Yoga is a metaphor for life. You have to take it really slowly. You can't rush. You can't skip to the next position. You find yourself in very humiliating situations, but you can't judge yourself. You just have to breathe, and let go. It is a workout for your mind, your body and your soul.

Surya namaskar, in itself, is a combination of 12 asanas.

Yoga is not Indian; it does not belong to India.

You don't 'practice' martial arts; it's more like a way of life.

Practice puts brains in your muscles.

What you practice on the mat is what you end up doing in your life.

I am an Indian, so I do yoga.

The science and technology of how this life functions and what we can do with it, is what we refer to as yoga.

I've been doing Tai Chi on and off for 20 years. The fundamentals of all martial arts are the same.

If yoga didn't exist, I'd invent it.

I've been working a lot on my lateral movement, and angles - it's coming natural to me now - and on different techniques, keeping my hands right.

Yoga is almost like music in a way; there's no end to it.

For me, yoga is like a moving meditation, and I do believe in a mind-body connection.

I think that yoga, it really is a process.

I start my day with a mind, body, soul practice - yoga, Pilates or meditation.

For me, the martial arts is a search for something inside. It's not just a physical discipline.

Most dancers are less eccentric than driven. It starts young. When other kids are at the playground, we're in the studio, endlessly drilling jumps and adjusting our socks.

I like a lot of things about yoga - its an intro to good music; with each good teacher you study with, you learn a lot about them personally; it's not just about specific technique or poses. I also like Shavasana - not too many exercise routines let you nap at the end of them. You don't see nap pods in CrossFit gyms.