I don’t always use quotes in my classes but sometimes my sequences and class themes are informed by different inspirational quotes. Here are a few of my favorites.

• “Upon waking, let you first thought be, ‘Thank you’.” – Abraham Hicks
• “If you seek peace, be still. If you seek wisdom, be silent. If you seek love, be yourself.” – Becca Lee
• “Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.”  B.K.S. Iyengar
• “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – Buddha
• “Live with a peaceful heart; cultivate a warrior’s spirit.” – Dan Millman
• “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
• “A long deep breath is the equivalent of a full stop and the key to centering.” – Eric Maisel
• “Life is a gift, not to possess, but to share.” – Henri Nouwen
• “I am grateful for all that I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” – Henry David Thoreau
• “At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” – Lao Tzu
• “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
• “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.” – Oprah Winfrey
• “By cultivating attitudes of friendliness toward happiness, compassion toward suffering, delight toward virtue, and equanimity toward vice, thoughts become purified, and the obstacles to self-knowledge are lessened.” – Patanjali

Namaste,

Debra