Rina Jakubowicz

“There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behooves any of us to find fault with the rest of us. —James Truslow Adams”
― Rina Jakubowicz, The Yoga Mind: 52 Essential Principles of Yoga Philosophy to Deepen Your Practice

“The word pranayama can be broken down in two ways: prana and ayama, or prana and yama. Prana is energetic life force and breath. Ayama is to extend and lengthen. Therefore, pranayama is the practice of extending and lengthening the energy in the body. Yama means to control or harness, so pranayama could also be explained as the practice of controlling the energy in the body. Prana is also breath, so we must learn to control and extend our breathing patterns. Pranayama exercises can be used as an individual practice or in asana practice.”
― Rina Jakubowicz, The Yoga Mind: 52 Essential Principles of Yoga Philosophy to Deepen Your Practice