“That’s been one of my mantras — focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” ~ Steve Jobs What does it take for you…
“Within each of us lies a solid gold treasure. This golden essence is our spirit, pure and magnificent, open and glowing. But this gold has been covered up by a hard shell of clay. The clay comes from our fear. It is our social mask: the face we show the world… We must look at…
“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” ~ Bruce Lee You know why the Bikram Yoga formula is so powerful?…
“Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.” ~ Saadi Isn’t it nice the way Bikram Yoga is always the same every time? The teacher doesn’t throw new postures at you and expect you to figure them out in only one go. Instead, it’s the same sequence of postures every time. With a…
“Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.” ~ B.K.S. Iyengar Mastery of mind creates mastery of life. Satisfaction, contentment, happiness, success, you name it — this is what mastery of mind creates. But mastery of anything is not so easy…
“You see how I never stop talking? That is so I keep your mind right here in this room. And I make you keep your eyes open all the time so your mind cannot wander off. All you come in with — pain, anxiety, sadness, trouble — you leave it at the door. And for…
“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.” ~ Bruce Lee It’s good to be strong, my friend, but don’t neglect your flexibility. Balance and flow comes from the harmonious combination of your strength and flexibility. And have you noticed that there’s a…
“At first, keeping all the different parts of your body in alignment is like herding wild monkeys. Plus, in the beginning, it may hurt, too, so beginners are often afraid to do it. “This leads me to one of the most important lessons America has ever taught me: “No pain, no gain.” In India, we…
Challenge Creates Change Spirit wants us to understand the beneFITs of challenge, and let’s just admit that there’s probably no better time to do so than now! Life isn’t meant to be easy all the time. Imagine how boring that would be. With all that goodness we’d have nothing to complain about! Where would we…
“Frequency, precision, and intensity is what makes Bikram Yoga successful.” ~ Emmy Cleaves As the saying goes, “you can walk a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.” Well, my friend, that’s what it’s like with BeneFIT’s Yoga. A good studio provides all the necessary elements of Bikram’s formula, but it’s up to…