Inner Garden Yoga, Atlanta

On Practice

I believe that we learn by practice.  Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing, or learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same.  In each, it is the performance of a dedicated, precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which come shape of achievement, the sense of one's being, the satisfaction of spirit.  One becomes in some area an athlete of God.  Practice means to perform over and over again, in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, or faith, of desire.                                                                                      ---Martha Graham

Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated,  unswerving,  constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures,  for indefinitely long periods of time.  ---B.K.S. Iyengar

No effort on the yoga path is ever lost, nor can any obstacle hold one back forever.  Just a little progress on the path can protect one form the greatest fear.                                                              ---Ch. 2 verse 40: Bhagavad Gita

Practice is: today, once again, we till up the ground of our being so the seeds of our highest intention can flourish.                        ---Anne Wissler

Practicing yoga, even just 20 minutes of yoga, sets me on track for a good day.                                                                      ---Sofia

I practice yoga to wake up in the morning pain-free...and then there are surprises:  one evening at the end of practice, while resting in savasana, I had the unexpected experience of knowing: yes, this is the hub of  everything.                                                             ---Tim

Reflecting back, I realize that before I practiced yoga, what I took to be  focused awareness while working or conversing was actually hyper-vigilant, more driven by anxiety.  Now,  since practicing yoga, my focused awareness has become relaxed, uncluttered, and purely receptive.                                                                                                                                  ---Caroline

What will you say about why you practice yoga?  Let your own experience unfold the many expressions of you!

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(404) 607-9598   Inner Garden Yoga Anne Wissler, Instructor