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!["Yoga is not a work-out, it is a work-in. And this is the point of spiritual practice; to make us teachable; to open up our hearts and focus our awareness so that we can know what we already know and be who we already are." — Rolf Gates International Yoga Day 2018,Happy Yoga Day 2018,Yoga Day quotes,Yoga Day wishes,Yoga Day greetings,Yoga Day sms,Yoga Day pics,Yoga Day images,Yoga Day stills,Yoga Day pictures,Yoga Day photos](https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/photo/en/full/91114/yoga-not-work-out-it-work-this-point-spiritual-practice-make-us-teachable-open-our.jpg?w=594)
"Yoga is not a work-out, it is a work-in. And this is the point of spiritual practice; to make us teachable; to open up our hearts and focus our awareness so that we can know what we already know and be who we already are." — Rolf Gates
Credit: (Photo by XAVIER GALIANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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!["Yoga is really trying to liberate us from... shame about our bodies. To love your body is a very important thing — I think the health of your mind depends on your being able to love your body." — Rodney Yee International Yoga Day 2018,Happy Yoga Day 2018,Yoga Day quotes,Yoga Day wishes,Yoga Day greetings,Yoga Day sms,Yoga Day pics,Yoga Day images,Yoga Day stills,Yoga Day pictures,Yoga Day photos](https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/photo/en/full/91115/yoga-really-trying-liberate-us-shame-about-our-bodies-love-your-body-very-important.jpg?w=594)
"Yoga is really trying to liberate us from... shame about our bodies. To love your body is a very important thing — I think the health of your mind depends on your being able to love your body." — Rodney Yee
Credit: (Photo by XAVIER GALIANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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!["You cannot do yoga. Yoga is your natural state. What you can do are yoga exercises, which may reveal to you where you are resisting your natural state." — Sharon Gannon International Yoga Day 2018,Happy Yoga Day 2018,Yoga Day quotes,Yoga Day wishes,Yoga Day greetings,Yoga Day sms,Yoga Day pics,Yoga Day images,Yoga Day stills,Yoga Day pictures,Yoga Day photos](https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/photo/en/full/91116/you-cannot-do-yoga-yoga-your-natural-state-what-you-can-do-are-yoga-exercises-which-may-reveal.jpg?w=594)
"You cannot do yoga. Yoga is your natural state. What you can do are yoga exercises, which may reveal to you where you are resisting your natural state." — Sharon Gannon
Credit: (Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Images)
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!["Exercises are like prose, whereas yoga is the poetry of movements. Once you understand the grammar of yoga; you can write your poetry of movements." — Amit Ray International Yoga Day 2018,Happy Yoga Day 2018,Yoga Day quotes,Yoga Day wishes,Yoga Day greetings,Yoga Day sms,Yoga Day pics,Yoga Day images,Yoga Day stills,Yoga Day pictures,Yoga Day photos](https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/photo/en/full/91117/exercises-are-like-prose-whereas-yoga-poetry-movements-once-you-understand-grammar-yoga.jpg?w=594)
"Exercises are like prose, whereas yoga is the poetry of movements. Once you understand the grammar of yoga; you can write your poetry of movements." — Amit Ray
Credit: (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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!["Anyone who practices can obtain success in yoga but not one who is lazy. Constant practice alone is the secret of success." — Svatmarama International Yoga Day 2018,Happy Yoga Day 2018,Yoga Day quotes,Yoga Day wishes,Yoga Day greetings,Yoga Day sms,Yoga Day pics,Yoga Day images,Yoga Day stills,Yoga Day pictures,Yoga Day photos](https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/photo/en/full/91118/anyone-who-practices-can-obtain-success-yoga-not-one-who-lazy-constant-practice-alone-secret.jpg?w=594)
"Anyone who practices can obtain success in yoga but not one who is lazy. Constant practice alone is the secret of success." — Svatmarama
Credit: (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)