The Secret Power of Yoga Quotes

“The yogic practices help us release memories without having to express them either outwardly or in dreams. They also help dissolve unwanted thoughts and feelings as they are forming, relieving the need to see them to fruition or preserve them for a later time. Sometimes while sitting still in meditation or holding an asana (pose), a memory will escape from the bottom of the mental-emotional lake. Like a bubble, it will float through layers of the subconscious and then pop on the surface of the conscious mind.”
― Nischala Joy Devi, The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras

“The more we cloak our divinity, the dimmer the spark becomes. If we choose to shape our lives according to the lesser amount of light, rather than the boundless amount of light from the source, this becomes the yardstick by which all our experiences are measured.”
― Nischala Joy Devi, The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras

“Yoga takes us back to the beginning of our journey of becoming human; we spark the memory that we are first and always an aspect of the Divine. The physical body was created as a temple to house this Divine light.”
― Nischala Joy Devi, The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras

“Sanskrit, the language of the sutras, is particularly well suited to this heart-centered approach because it is a vibrational language, one in which words resonate through countless layers of meaning.”
― Nischala Joy Devi, The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras

“It is difficult, even now, for the Western mind to understand the complexities and subtleties of an Eastern-mind heart. The puzzle piece that seems to be missing is that, in Indian society, the heart and feelings are fundamental to, not separate from, life. This basic concept is the essence of their sacred prayers and scriptures.”
― Nischala Joy Devi, The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras