450 Best Thanksgiving Yoga Quotes: Gratitude (2023)

1. “Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together. ” – B. K. S Iyengar

2. “In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present, the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in eternity.”

3. “You only lose what you cling to” – Buddha

4. “Some days you eat salads and go do yoga, some days you eat cupcakes and refuse to put on pants. It's called balance. ” – Anonymous

5. “The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.”

6. “Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” — William Faulkner.

7. A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms. — Zen Shin

8. “Yoga is the fountain of youth. You're only as young as your spine is flexible. ” – Bob Harper

9. “If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice. ” – Meister Eckhart

10. “Take time to sense the abundance we have, as we don't have an abundance of time.”

11. “A mind free from all disturbances is yoga” – Patanjali

12. “Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live. ” – Jim Rohn

13. “If we only look within, we will see the Light as if we were seeing our own image in a mirror. ” ― Swami Satchidananda, The Yoga Sutras

14. Change only happens in the present moment. The past is already done. The future is just energy and intention.” — Kino MacGregor

15. “Smiling is mouth yoga.”

16. “How much ego do you need? Just so much that you don't step in front of a bus. ” – Shunryu Suzuki

17. “Yoga is not a work-out, it is a work-in. And this is the point of spiritual practice: to make us teachable; to open up our hearts and focus our awareness so that we can know what we already know and be who we already are. ” – Rolf Gates

18. For many years I mistook discipline as ambition. Now I believe it to be more about consistency. Do get on the mat. Practice and life are not that different. — Judith Hanson Lasater

19. “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.”

20. “Do not cease to give thanks to God.”

21. “Yoga is a light, which once lit will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter your flame. ” — B. K. S. Iyengar

22. “I’m not going to focus on the bad days. I choose to live in gratitude.” — Marcela Valladolid.

23. You may not be able to control the whole world, but you may learn to control your inner world through yoga.” — Debasish Mridha

24. “The keys to health and weight-loss: stress reduction, sleep, deep breathing, clean water, complete nutrition, sunshine, walking, stretching, meditation, love, community, laughter, dreams, perseverance, purpose, humility, action. ” – Bryant McGill

25. “Calming the mind is yoga. Not just standing on the head” – Swami Satchidananda

26. Knowing that ‘I have all the blessings, I have the grace, the best will happen to me’, you should move ahead.

27. “It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.” ― Eckhart Tolle

28. “Yoga. Because punching people is frowned upon” – Anonymous

29. Through sustained focus and meditation on our patterns, habits, and conditioning, we gain knowledge and understanding of our past and how we can change the patterns that aren’t serving us to live more freely and fully. — Patañjali

30. “A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. ” – Cicero

31. “It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up” – Eckhart Tolle

32. “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. ” – Henry Ward Beecher

33. “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”

34. What you think, you become. — Buddha

35. “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. ” – Melody Beattie

36. “When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.”

37. Calming the mind is yoga. Not just standing on the head.” — Swami Satchidananda

38. “Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

39. “Calming the mind is yoga. Not just standing on the head.”

40. “Silence is not silent. Silence speaks. It speaks most eloquently. Silence is not still. Silence leads. It leads most perfectly. ” – Sri Chinmoy

41. “Gratitude, like faith, is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows, and the more power you have to use it on your behalf. If you do not practice gratefulness, its benefaction will go unnoticed, and your capacity to draw on its gifts will be diminished. To be grateful is to find blessings in everything. This is the most powerful attitude to adopt, for there are blessings in everything.”— Alan Cohen

42. That’s exactly how it is in yoga. The places where you have the most resistance are actually the places that are going to be the areas of the greatest liberation.” — Rodney Yee

43. “Yoga is not about touching your toes. It’s about what you learn on the way down” – Jigar Gor

44. “What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind. ” – George Berkeley

45. “Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job.”

46. “The attitude of gratitude is the highest yoga” – Yogi Bhajan

47. “It is necessary, then, to cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.”

48. “The breaking of the sun over the horizon is my grateful heart dawning upon a blessed world.” ― Terri Guillemets

49. “Gratitude will shift you to a higher frequency, and you will attract much better things. ” – Rhonda Byrne

50. “I do an hour’s yoga and go running every day. Then I see a picture of myself and I still look like a skinny, potbellied idiot – and I thought I had turned into this super hunk!”

51. “Smile passionately, give thanks graciously, give generously, and love endlessly.”

52. “Plant the seed of meditation and reap the fruit of peace of mind. ” – Anonymous

53. When gratitude is overwhelming, the throat chokes in gratitude, and then whatever action you perform in such a state is 'worship'.

54. Doing anything with attention to how you feel is doing yoga. — Jean Couch

55. To perform every action artfully is yoga.” ― Swami Kripa

56. “Becoming flexible is not the goal. Standing on your hands is not the goal. The goal is serenity. Balance. Truly finding peace in your own skin.”

57. “These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. ” – Groucho Marx

58. “It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.”

59. “Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you” – Rumi

60. “Even in the chaos of everyday life, moments of gratitude remind us to hold on to the good things. ” – Brit Morin

61. “I tried yoga once but took off for the mall halfway through class, as I had a sudden craving for a soft pretzel and world peace.”

62. “If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.” — Gerald Good.

63. Anything that comes to you not just by your effort and not because you qualify, you can consider it a gift; as grace. And grace grows by gratitude. When you demand there is no grace, but when you are grateful it comes in abundance.

64. “When we are truly experiencing a state of gratitude, we feel naturally full, abundant, and blessed, which are all the exact opposites of the experience of Vata imbalance.” ― Dr. Siva Mohan

65. “I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.”

66. “You cannot always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside. ” – Wayne Dyer

67. “Yoga is a way of moving into stillness in order to experience the truth of who you are. ” – Erich Schiffmann

68. “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”— Voltaire

69. “Nose is for breathing, mouth is for eating. If you breathe through your mouth, I will feed you through your nose. ” – BKS Iyengar

70. Yoga is a way of moving into stillness in order to experience the truth of who you are. ― Erich Schiffmann

71. “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege It is be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” ― Marcus Aurelius

72. “If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.” ―W. Clement Stone

73. “They may call you "Stupid" because of what you've done in the past. Hey, you are going to be "Prominent" because of what the Lord has done. The stupid "S" in Saul was exchange to become the Prominent "P" in Paul... and you ask why? It's because of what the Lord has done, Give thanks!”

74. Share your favorite quotes on social media to build communal support for your yoga and gratitude practices

75. “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”

76. “Talk to me when your chakras are aligned.”

77. “A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.” ― Zen Shin

78. Create an intention card or small piece of artwork featuring a quote and place it on your personal altar

79. “It is better to conquer yourself than a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken away” – Buddha

80. “Light tomorrow with today. ” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

81. “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. ” – Thich Nhat Hanh

82. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. ” – Lao Tzu

83. “Dear world, I am excited to be alive in you, and I am thankful for another year.”

84. “An attitude of gratitude goes a long way when it comes to physical and emotional healing.” — Jill Bolte Taylor.

85. “‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” — John F. Kennedy.

86. “The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become.” – Robert Holden

87. “The best way to show my gratitude to God is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy.” ― St. Teresa of Calcutta

88. Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.” — Pema Chödrön

89. “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”

90. True success is achieved by stretching oneself, learning to feel comfortable being uncomfortable.” ― Ken Poirot

91. Notice the silence. Notice your heart. Still beating. Still fighting. You made it, after all. You made it, another day. And you can make it one more. You’re doing just fine.” ― Charlotte Eriksson

92. “God has promised to supply all our needs. What we don’t have now, we don’t need now.”

93. Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths. — Etty Hillesum

94. When we push for immediate results and instant healing, we never inhabit the important in-between phase, which is where much of the learning and growth actually happen.” ― Bo Forbes

95. “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege It is be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love”

96. “All kidding aside, if everyone did yoga, we would have world peace. ” – Rory Freedman

97. “Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” — Karl Barth.

98. If you fall over, you fall over. If you have to stop, you stop. But you start again. Just like life itself, you start again.” — Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa

99. In asana practice we learn to cherish each breath, to cherish every cell in our bodies. The time we spend on the mat is love in action” — Rolf Gates

100. Print out the list of quotes and post them wherever you might need a reminder to practice yoga and meditation

101. Yoga is the fountain of youth. You’re only as young as your spine is flexible. ― Bob Harper

102. “Earth's crammed with heaven. . . But only he who sees, takes off his shoes. ” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning, from Aurora Leigh

103. “To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.”

104. “When you are grateful fear disappears And abundance appears.”

105. “Show gratitude when you win. Be hopeful when you lose. In everything, give thanks.”

106. Change is not something that we should fear. Rather, it is something that we should welcome. For without change, nothing in this world would ever grow or blossom, and no one in this world would ever move forward to become the person they’re meant to be.” — B.K.S. Iyengar

107. “A big group of daily friends or a white painted house with bills and mirrors, are not a necessity to me—but an intelligent conversation while sharing another coffee, is.”

108. “I had discovered something; there was a pleasure in becoming something new. You could will yourself into a fresh shape. Now all I had to do was figure out how to do it out there, in my life. ” ― Claire Dederer

109. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them” – John F. Kennedy

110. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. ” – Melody Beattie

111. “Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.” — Lionel Hampton.

112. “An ancient cornerstone of prayer is that our desire to thank God is itself God's gift. Be grateful.”

113. If you just sit and observe, you will see how restless your mind is. If you try to calm it, it only makes it worse, but over time it does calm, and when it does, there's room to hear more subtle things - that's when your intuition starts to blossom and you start to see things more clearly and be in the present more. Your mind just slows down, and you see a tremendous expanse in the moment. You see so much more than you could see before. It's a discipline; you have to practice it.” ― Walter Isaacson

114. “The purpose of life is to be beautiful, to be bountiful, to be blissful, to be graceful and grateful. What a wonderful English word—grateful. If one is great and full, one is God. And whenever smallness faces you, you should be great. And full. Full of that greatness.”

115. You cannot always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside. — Wayne Dyer

116. “There are always flowers for those who want to see them” – Henri Matisse

117. “Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape. ” – Michael McGriffy M. D

118. “Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” — Henry Van Dyke.

119. “There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” ―Ralph H. Blum

120. “Yoga class is great. You can close your eyes and imagine yourself in a relaxing place.”

121. “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgiving, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” William Arthur Ward

122. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more — Melody Beattie.

123. “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust

124. “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

125. “Yoga may look peaceful and calming, but even Arnold Schwarzenegger would have trouble breathing after twenty ‘Surya namaskars’ in a row.”

126. “It’s funny when people think ‘yoga people’ are supposed to be calm. No. We’re all here because we’re nuts!”

127. “Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. ” – Mother Teresa

128. “The nature of yoga is to shine the light of awareness into the darkest corners of the body. ” – Jason Crandall

129. “The purpose of life is to be beautiful, to be bountiful, to be blissful, to be graceful and grateful. What a wonderful English word—grateful. If one is great and full, one is God. And whenever smallness faces you, you should be great. And full. Full of that greatness.” ― Harbhajan Singh Yogi

130. “Yoga adds years to your life and life to your years” – Alan Finger

131. “A day without sunshine is like, you know, night. ” – Steve Martin

132. “When things are bad, be thankful...they are not as bad as they could be.”

133. Certainly work is not always required of a man. There is such a thing as a sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected.” — George MacDonald

134. “The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. ” – Paul Valery

135. “Sometimes in yoga, I feel like a graceful swan. Other times, I feel like a baby giraffe learning to use its legs.”

136. “I’m blessed and I thank God for every day for everything that happens for me.”

137. “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom” – Marcel Proust

138. “I may not be where I want to be but I’m thankful for not being where I used to be.”

139. “Inhale the future; exhale the past”

140. “The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” ― Dalai Lama

141. ...what is essential in the practice of yoga is the breath because each pose, each movement, originates from there.” ― T.K.V. Desikacha

142. Exercises are like prose, whereas yoga is the poetry of movements. Once you understand the grammar of yoga; you can write your poetry of movements.” — Amit Ray

143. “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. ” – Camus

144. “Yoga has a sly, clever way of short circuiting the mental patterns that cause anxiety. ” – Baxter Bell

145. “When the chest is opening, the mind is opening, and we feel emotionally shiny, and stability comes” – Vanda Scaravelli

146. “There is always room for change, but you have to be open to that change. ” – Kathryn Budig

147. The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. — Socrates

148. “It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy. ” – Jiddu Krishnamurti

149. Once you’re in touch with the life force around us, it’s natural to want to help keep it around. — Adi Carter

150. “Possessing strength and stillness is a sign of balance: power and serenity combined in one moment. It’s challenging enough to hold either one, let alone both, in perfect equipoise, but that is the goal if we want to be balanced.”

151. “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” — Willie Nelson.

152. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves” – Sir Edmund Hillary

153. Yoga teaches you how to listen to your body. — Mariel Hemingway

154. It is indeed true that by practicing yoga we gradually improve our ability to concentrate and to be independent. We improve our health, our relationships, and everything we do.” ― T.K.V. Desikachar

155. “My body is a temple. My temple needs redecorating. ” – Joan Rivers

156. The pose begins when you want to get out of it. — Baron Baptiste

157. “No chapattis. No strength. ” – Sharath Rangaswamy

158. “I gained nothing at all from Supreme Enlightenment, and for that very reason it is called Supreme Enlightenment. ” – Gautama Buddha

159. “The past has no power over the present moment” – Eckhart Tolle

160. “A Zen master once said to me, 'Do the opposite of whatever I tell you. So, I didn't. ” – Anonymous

161. “In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. ” – Deepak Chopra

162. “Gratitude is an opener of locked-up blessings.” ― Marianne Williamson

163. “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls” – Aesop

164. “Breathe in. Breathe out. Forget this and attaining Enlightenment will be the least of your problems. ” – Anonymous

165. “Reflect upon your present moment blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some” – Charles Dickens

166. Yoga is not about self-improvement. It’s about self-acceptance.” — Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa

167. “I have to tell you, it’s very boring, but before I did yoga, I was a stand-up comedian who can’t stand up. And now I can stand on my head.”

168. “Lord God we give thanks to you for all the good things you have bestowed upon us.”

169. “Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self. ” – The Bhagavad Gita

170. “Have the wisdom to perceive all there is to be thankful for, and then be thankful for the wisdom to perceive things so clearly.”

171. Although yoga has its origins in ancient India, its methods and purposes are universal, relying not on cultural background, faith or deity, but simply on the individual. Yoga has become important in the lives of many contemporary Westerners, sometimes as a way of improving health and fitness of the body, but also as a means of personal and spiritual development.” — Tara Fraser

172. “Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. ” – W. J. Cameron

173. “If you have food on your table, clothes on your back, a roof on your head, and a dream in your heart, you have everything you need in life.”

174. “Some days you eat salads and do yoga. Someday you eat cupcakes and refuse to put on pants. It’s called balance.”

175. “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

176. Yoga begins right where I am – not where I was yesterday or where I long to be. ― Linda Sparrowe

177. “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” ― Amy Collette

178. “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”

179. To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti

180. “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others. ” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

181. “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts. ” – Henri Frederic Amiel

182. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy

183. “The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently about? I don’t think so.”

184. If you seek peace, be still. If you seek wisdom, be silent. If you seek love, be yourself. — Becca Lee

185. An intense desire can frustrate you or make you prayerful. In prayerfulness, there is gratitude & devotion.

186. “Yoga is the practice of tolerating the consequences of being yourself.”

187. “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.”

188. Most people have no idea how good their body is designed to feel.” ― Kevin Trudeau

189. “The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light.” ― S. Ajna

190. I am never alone wherever I am. The air itself supplies me with a century of love. When I breathe in, I am breathing in the laughter, tears, victories, passions, thoughts, memories, existence, joys, moments, and the hues of the sunlight on many tones of skin; I am breathing in the same air that was exhaled by many before me. The air that bore them life. And so how can I ever say that I am alone?” ― C. JoyBell C.

191. There will always be people who can do it better than you, but that’s a good thing! Start to see competition as inspiration — without envy. — Kathryn Budig

192. “The more you give, the more you have much to keep giving.”

193. Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are” — Jason Crandell

194. “Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. ” – Karl Barth

195. “Your mind is your instrument. Learn to be its master and not its slave. ” – Remez Sasson

196. “A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves. ” – Terri Guillemets

197. “It is indeed true that by practicing yoga we gradually improve our ability to concentrate and to be independent. We improve our health, our relationships, and everything we do. ” – T. K. V. Desikachar

198. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else's eyes. — Pema Chödrön

199. “Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.” — Rumi.

200. “Enlightenment comes when your third eye is at one with your turd eye, so you can see through your own shit. ” – Christopher Wynter

201. “The yoga pose is not the goal. Becoming flexible is not the goal. Standing on your hands is not the goal. The goal is serenity. Balance. Truly finding peace in your own skin. ” – Rachel Brathen

202. “A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves.”

203. “Ears for wisdom, hands for work, eyes for opportunities, and a mouth for thanks.”

204. It is not arrogant or egotistical to feel good inside. You had nothing to do with it. It’s simply the honest response to clearly perceived Reality. ― Erich Schiffmann

205. “If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.”

206. “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.  “ – Oprah

207. The most important pieces of equipment you need for doing yoga are your body and your mind.” — Rodney Yee

208. “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”

209. “For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.”

210. “Acceptance is the key to everything.” ― Michael J. Fox

211. “Look at the sky: That is for you. Look at each person’s face as you pass them on the street: Those faces are for you.” — Miranda July.

212. “Let’s face it, I only practice yoga because the classes are always packed with beautiful women.”

213. At this moment, you are seamlessly flowing with the cosmos. There is no difference between your breathing and the breathing of the rain forest, between your bloodstream and the world’s rivers, between your bones and the chalk cliffs of Dover.” ― Deepak Chopra

214. “This a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.” — Maya Angelou.

215. “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

216. “Reflect upon your present moment of blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some.” ― Charles Dickens

217. “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.”

218. “That’s exactly how it is in yoga. The places where you have the most resistance are actually the places that are going to be the areas of the greatest liberation” – Rodney Yee

219. “The last time I opened my chakra, so I could feel my peace, I got thrown right out of the pub. ” – Terri Guillemets

220. “The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become.” ―Robert Holden

221. “An attitude of gratitude brings great things” – Yogi Bhajan

222. “Build your home in small moments of joy, and you will always feel at home.”

223. “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.“ — Amy Collette.

224. “A sincere attitude of gratitude is a beatitude for secured altitudes. Appreciate what you have been given and you will be promoted higher.”

225. “Thank you for life, and all the little ups and downs that make it worth living.”

226. Yoga is a dance between control and surrender — between pushing and letting go — and when to push and when to let go becomes part of the creative process, part of the open-ended exploration of your being.” — Joel Kramer

227. “Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.”

228. “Given the amount of unjust suffering And unhappiness in the world, I am deeply grateful for, sometimes even perplexed by, how much misery I have been spared.”

229. “Yoga practice can make us more and more sensitive to subtler and subtler sensations in the body. Paying attention to and staying with finer and finer sensations within the body is one of the surest ways to steady the wandering mind.”

230. “We must learn to appreciate life. Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”

231. “The attitude of gratitude is the highest yoga.” ― Yogi Bhajan

232. “In your darkest hour, give thanks, for in due time, the morning will come.

233. “I am even thankful for the negative things that have made me a stronger and better person.”

234. Yoga is invigoration in relaxation. Freedom in routine. Confidence through self-control. Energy within and energy without. — Ymber Delecto

235. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

236. “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” – William Arthur Ward

237. “In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move. ” – Douglas Adams

238. “Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.” – Randy Pausch

239. “When you look at life through the eyes of gratitude, the world becomes a magical and amazing place.” – Jennifer Gayle

240. “Yoga is about finding your own balance in our crazy, tempestuous times. It’s about standing tall with confidence even when the winds of your world are swirling around you.”

241. “There is no way to happiness—happiness is the way. ” – Thich Nhat Hanh

242. “When mind controls man, it’s… Bhoga (bondage). But when a man controls the mind, it’s… Yoga!”

243. “You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day, unless you’re too busy; then you should sit for an hour” – Old Zen saying

244. “See! Levitation is easy if we all just keep our heads on the ground. ” – Anthony T. Hincks

245. “Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh

246. Mind is a flexible mirror, adjust it, to see a better world.” — Amit Ray

247. “I was complaining that I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet” – Confucius

248. “So, go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground. ” – Oprah Winfrey

249. “Balancing in yoga and life is a reflection of our inner state.”

250. “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul. ” – Amy Collette

251. “Yoga, Balance, Nature, Handstand” by “Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan“, licensed under CC0 1.0

252. “Yoga begins with listening. When we listen, we are giving space to what is. ” — Richard Freeman

253. Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes. — Thich Nhat Hanh

254. Yoga does not always cure stress. It neutralizes it through increasing awareness and by changing self-perception. — Debasish Mridha

255. When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. — Peace Pilgrim

256. “Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. ” ― Will Rogers

257. Balancing in yoga and life is a reflection of our inner state. Can we dance with change? Can we fall and try again with playfulness? Do we have the focus, skill, and attunement to find the still point within it all?” – Shiva Rea

258. The keys to health and weight-loss: stress reduction, sleep, deep breathing, clean water, complete nutrition, sunshine, walking, stretching, meditation, love, community, laughter, dreams, perseverance, purpose, humility, action.” ― Bryant McGill

259. Remember, it doesn’t matter how deep into a posture you go – what does matter is who you are when you get there.” ― Max Strom

260. “I’m grateful for always this moment, the now, no matter what form it takes” – Eckhart Tolle

261. “A day without yoga is like a sundae without sprinkles”

262. “It is not joy that makes us grateful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” – David Steindl-Rast

263. “Yoga is not a work-out. It is a work-in. ” – Rolf Gates

264. Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self. — The Bhagavad Gita

265. “A donkey with a load of holy books is still a donkey. ” – Sufi saying

266. “Have gratitude for the things you’re discarding. By giving gratitude, you’re giving closure to the relationship with that object, and by doing so, it becomes a lot easier to let go.” ― Marie Kondo

267. “Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divinity within you. ” – Amit Ray (Indian author and spiritual master)

268. “Instead of spending time complaining about your life, use your energy on changing your life.”

269. Let your practice be a celebration of life” — Seido lee deBarros

270. “Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind, and soul.”

271. “My parents and grandparents gave leadership and guidance to me, that helped me to find Direction for my life.......

272. “Calming the mind is yoga. Not just standing on the head. ” – Swami Satchidananda

273. Yoga is not about touching your toes, it’s about what you learn on the way down. — Jigar Gor

274. The attitude of gratitude is the highest yoga.” —Yogi Bhajan

275. “Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.”

276. Yoga means addition – addition of energy, strength and beauty to body, mind and soul.” — Amit Ray

277. “It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.”

278. “Have gratitude for the things you’re discarding. By giving gratitude, you’re giving closure to the relationship with that object, and by doing so, it becomes a lot easier to let go” – Marie Kondo

279. “The purest form of thanksgiving unto God is a reflected in our knowledge and understanding about who He is, not what we receive from Him! Thanksgiving is a continuous celebration of God's awesome nature and Supreme Being!”

280. “Gratitude is an opener of locked – up blessings” – Marianne Williamson

281. “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” — G.K. Chesterton.

282. “As you keep your mind and heart focused in the right direction, approaching each day with faith and gratitude, I believe you will be empowered to live life to the fullest and enjoy the abundant life He has promised you!” — Victoria Osteen.

283. The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

284. “I think gratitude is a big thing. It puts you in a place where you’re humble. ” – Andra Day

285. “Never turn your back to those who have faced your problems on your behalf. Never shut your mouth on those who have opened their hearts to receive you!”

286. “As each day comes to us refreshed and anew, so does my gratitude renew itself daily.” ― Adabella Radici

287. There is always room for change, but you have to be open to that change.” — Kathryn Budig

288. “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”

289. Grace amplifies the effect of good Karma & reduces the effect of bad Karma.

290. “I’m thankful for each and every day. We never know when time is up.” — Chuck Berry.

291. Stretching your body and mind is essential to avoid rigidity.” ― Haresh Sippy

292. “We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.” — Neal A. Maxwell.

293. Yoga is the stilling of the changing states of the mind.” — Patañjali

294. “Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions.”

295. “In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, And that It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.”

296. “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love” – Marcus Aurelius

297. “Gratitude is one of the strongest and most transformative states of being. It shifts your perspective from lack to abundance and allows you to focus on the good in your life, which in turn pulls more goodness into your reality. — Jen Sincero.

298. “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom”

299. “Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle. ” – Robert Anthony

300. The beautiful thing about yoga is that there are so many different approaches. As we go through our life cycles, hopefully we are able to find a practice that suits us. ― Tiffany Cruikshank

301. “You don’t have to be flexible to do yoga. You just have to be willing to shake the dust off and see what happens” – David Good

302. “If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.”

303. “Notice the silence. Notice your heart. Still beating. Still fighting. You made it, after all. You made it, another day. And you can make it one more. You’re doing just fine. ” – Charlotte Eriksson

304. “Yoga is the fountain of youth. You’re only as young as your spine is flexible. ” – Bob Harper

305. “No matter what the situation is…close your eyes and think of all the things in your life you could be grateful for right now.” — Deepak Chopra.

306. “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”

307. “Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. ” – Dr Seuss

308. Use a quote as the seed thought for deep contemplation or journaling

309. “People lose their balance and suffer from money madness and business mania only because they never had the opportunity of culturing habits of a balanced life. It is not our passing thoughts or brilliant ideas but our everyday habits that control our lives.”

310. That’s why it’s called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.” — Peace Pilgrim

311. “Make an attitude to be in gratitude. You will find the whole universe will come to you.”― Yogi Bhajan

312. Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you about the destination. – Drake

313. “In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.” ― Brother David Steindl-Rast

314. “Yoga teaches you how to listen to your body. ” – Mariel Hemingway

315. “Practicing gratitude doesn’t have to be difficult, but It will take effort. It’s the practice of seeing the quality of things alongside the quantity. It’s both the subconscious And conscious valuation you place on people, events, and challenges in your life.”

316. “Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” – Alphonse Karr

317. Yoga is the ultimate practice. It simultaneously stimulates our inner light and quiets our overactive minds. It is both energy and rest. Yin and Yang. We feel the burn and find our bliss.” — Elise Joan

318. “Gratitude is an art of painting an adversity into a lovely picture.”

319. “I think it’s interesting that the opposite of being active in yoga is not being passive. It’s being receptive. ” — Cyndi Lee

320. “At this moment, you are seamlessly flowing with the cosmos. There is no difference between your breathing and the breathing of the rainforest, between your bloodstream and the world’s rivers, between your bones and the chalk cliffs of Dover. ” – Deepak Chopra

321. “May the gratitude in my heart kiss all the universe.” ― Unknown

322. “True yoga is not about the shape of your body, but the shape of your life. Yoga is not to be performed; yoga is to be lived. Yoga doesn’t care about what you have been; yoga cares about the person you are becoming. Yoga is designed for a vast and profound purpose, and for it to be truly called yoga, its essence must be embodied. ” — Aadil Palkhivala

323. “Yoga is 99% waste removal” – T. K. V Desikachar

324. It feels good pulling on these muscles, it feels better than worrying about who is watching.” ― Alain Bremond-Torrent

325. “If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get. ” – Frank A. Clark

326. “Yoga is about clearing away whatever is in us that prevents our living in the most full and whole way. With yoga, we become aware of how and where we are restricted – in body, mind, and heart – and how gradually to open and release these blockages. As these blockages are cleared, our energy is freed. We start to feel more harmonious, more at one with ourselves. Our lives begin to flow – or we begin to flow more in our lives. ” – Cybele Tomlinson

327. “Yoga is an effortless dance with breath and gravity” – Vanda Scaravelli

328. “If you fall over, you fall over. If you have to stop, you stop. But you start again. Just like life itself, you start again. ” – Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa

329. “Yoga is the ultimate practice. It simultaneously stimulates our inner light and quiets our overactive minds. It is both energy and rest. Yin and Yang. We feel the burn and find our bliss. ” – Elise Joan

330. “Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh

331. “The sun, the moon, the stars, and all the lights that you can imagine in the entire external world are but fragments of that one great Light that is within you” – Swami Rama

332. “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” — Oprah Winfrey.

333. “Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind. ” – Lionel Hampton

334. “To give thanks in solitude is enough.”

335. “Peace begins with a smile. ” – Mother Teresa

336. “If you are quiet enough, you will hear the flow of the universe. You will feel its rhythm. Go with this flow. Happiness lies ahead. Meditation is key. ” – Buddha

337. “Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us. ” – Lauryn Hill

338. “Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self. ” – The Bhagavad Gita

339. “Change is possible, but it must start with self-acceptance.” ― Alexander Lowen

340. “Let your body be your expression. Dance, Move, Breathe, Love allow yoga to move gratitude from your inner space into an outward expression.” ― Unknown

341. “When we are truly experiencing a state of gratitude, we feel naturally full, abundant, and blessed, which are all the exact opposites of the experience of Vata imbalance.”

342. “Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life” – Rumi

343. Love is preserved by wisdom,destroyed by demand,tested by doubt, nourished by longing. It blossoms with faith & grows with gratitude.

344. Yoga is about clearing away whatever is in us that prevents our living in the most full and whole way. With yoga, we become aware of how and where we are restricted — in body, mind, and heart — and how gradually to open and release these blockages. As these blockages are cleared, our energy is freed. We start to feel more harmonious, more at one with ourselves. Our lives begin to flow — or we begin to flow more in our lives. — Cybele Tomlinson

345. “Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.”

346. “The success of Yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures but in how it positively changes the way we live our life and our relationships. ” – T. K. V. Desikachar

347. If you are grateful, gratitude will increase in you and you will be given more.

348. The yoga pose is not the goal. Becoming flexible is not the goal. Standing on your hands is not the goal. The goal is serenity. Balance. Truly finding peace in your own skin.” ― Rachel Brathen

349. “Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.” — Nigel Hamilton.

350. “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson.

351. “Happiness cannot be traveled to owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. ” – Denis Waitley

352. “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” — Marcel Proust.

353. “Yoga means addition – addition of energy, strength and beauty to body, mind and soul. ” – Amit Ray

354. “It’s not about being good at something. It’s about being good to yourself.” ― Unknown

355. “Be thankful for what you have today. Work hard for what you have tomorrow.”

356. “Remember, it doesn’t matter how deep into a posture you go – what does matter is who you are when you get there. ” – Max Strom

357. “If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the eons, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it.”

358. “Appreciation can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” — Margaret Cousins.

359. When the Gratitude in you stays that very gratitude flows from you as Grace.

360. “Move your joints every day. You have to find your own tricks. Bury your mind deep in your heart, and watch the body move by itself. ” — Sri Dharma Mittra

361. “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath. ” – Amit Ray

362. “When you view your world with an attitude of gratitude, you are training yourself to focus on the good in life.” — Paul J. Meyer.

363. “If I’m losing balance in a pose, I stretch higher and God reaches down to steady me. It works every time, and not just in yoga.”

364. “Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are.” — Bethany Hamilton.

365. “Practicing gratitude doesn’t have to be difficult, but It will take effort. It’s the practice of seeing the quality of things alongside the quantity. It’s both the subconscious and conscious valuation you place on people, events, and challenges in your life.” ― Jessi Richardson

366. “It is impossible to be negative while we are giving thanks” – Donald Curtis

367. Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked. — Patañjali

368. “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle” – Albert Einstein

369. True meditation is about being fully present with everything that is–including discomfort and challenges. It is not an escape from life.” — Craig Hamilton

370. “You open the door through gratitude” – Deepak Chopra

371. “Have gratitude for the things you’re discarding. By giving gratitude, you’re giving closure to the relationship with that object, And by doing so, It becomes a lot easier to let go”

372. Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows. – Helen Keller

373. “I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy” — Will Arnett.

374. “When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.”

375. “An act of imagination is an act of self-acceptance.” ― Richard Hugo

376. “Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality.”

377. “Master your breath, let the self be in bliss, contemplate on the sublime within you” – Shri T Krishnamacharya

378. “Good mashed potato is one of the great luxuries of life.”

379. “A noble person is mindful and thankful for the favors he receives from others.”

380. If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” — Amit Ray

381. “The best way to show my gratitude to God is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy”

382. “Wheelies” with Yoga Wheel

383. “The treasure is carried by you every moment. Every breath you take in or out, the treasure is there. You may not be aware, but you have never missed it. ” – Osho, The Essence of Yoga

384. Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

385. “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new. ” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

386. “Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. ” – Elbert Hubbard

387. Read a few quotes before you practice yoga or meditation to set an intention or mood for your practice

388. “When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty, my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup.” — Sam Lefkowitz.

389. “Go from a human being doing yoga to a human being yoga. ” – Baron Baptiste

390. Your life is a sacred journey. It is about change, growth, discovery, movement, transformation, continuously expanding your vision of what is possible, stretching your soul, learning to see clearly and deeply, listening to your intuition, taking courageous challenges at every step along the way. — Caroline Adams

391. Learning to be present with yourself and to abide in that which is steady and comfortable does not allow space for self-judgment. When you live this way, you are practicing yoga: you are living fully.” ― Judith Hanson Lasater

392. The success of Yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures but in how it positively changes the way we live our life and our relationships.” ― T.K.V. Desikachar

393. “A day without yoga is like a sundae without sprinkles” – Emma Mildon

394. “When you stop and really look, you see that you are supported continuously in literally countless ways. This is the highest lesson of yoga, the truth of interbeing, of no separation. ” – Frank Jude Boccio

395. The nature of yoga is to shine the light of awareness into the darkest corners of the body.” — Jason Crandell

396. “If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” – Meister Eckhart

397. “Yoga and Meditation – Because some questions can’t be answered by Google.”

398. “Success if yours. Ask for it, stand for it, fight for it and go for it. After you are done, give thanks for it.”

399. The problem with introspection is that it has no end.” — Philip K. Dick

400. When you are self-conscious you are really showing symptoms that you don’t know who you are. Your very self-consciousness indicates that you have not come home yet. — Osho

401. “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus

402. “When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.”

403. “I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy and I am loved.”

404. “Yoga is not about tightening your ass. It’s about getting your head out of it.”

405. Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind and soul.” ― Amit Ray

406. “If you only say one prayer in a day, make it thank you” – Rumi

407. “I’m actually banned from the Himalayas, because I’m too good at yoga.”

408. It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy.”

409. “In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich. ” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

410. All kidding aside, if everyone did yoga, we would have world peace. — Rory Freedman

411. “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”

412. “Even in the trials of life, if we have eyes to see them, we can find good things everywhere we look.” — Joanna Gaines.

413. The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.” — Sakyong Mipham

414. Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live. ― Jim Rohn

415. “Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself. ” – Paramahansa Yogananda (Indian yogi and guru)

416. “Sometimes I believe as many as six impossible things before breakfast. ” – Lewis Carroll

417. “Breath is your link to life; the direct connection to your spirit. ” – Dashama Konah Gordon

418. “It's normal for us to become unhappy for a while due to how circumstances in life treat us, but it is ungodly for us to be ungrateful for these circumstances that make us unhappy!”

419. “Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”— Charles Dickens.

420. People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily. — Zig Ziglar

421. “No matter what our circumstances, we can find a reason to be thankful.”

422. “Yoga is not about touching your toes. It’s about what you learn on the way down. ” – Jigar Gor

423. When you listen to yourself, everything comes naturally. It comes from inside, like a kind of will to do something. Try to be sensitive. That is yoga.” — Petri Räisänen

424. “Our heads are round so thought can change direction. ” – Allen Ginsberg

425. “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” ― Gilbert K. Chesterton

426. “Some days are better than others, but every day can be the best day of your life by giving thanks.”

427. “You cannot do yoga. Yoga is your natural state. What you can do are yoga exercises, which may reveal to you where you are resisting your natural state” – Sharon Gannon

428. “Learn this from the water: loud splashes the brook, but the ocean depths are calm” – Buddha

429. “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. ” – Buddha

430. “- A F F I R M A T I O N - Today I focus my thoughts on the wonderful things that are. I focus my heart on the full-filling things that will be... and I give thanks.”

431. “It is good to say, ‘Hello, how are you? Good morning, my Creator. Thank you very much.’ It is called gratitude. Attitude of gratitude brings you opportunities beyond your concept. And when the prayer becomes the vibration of the soul, mind, and self, we can create a miracle.”

432. 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

433. Yoga reveals to you the beauty of mindfulness and takes you into the essence of an endless present moment.”— Debasish Mridha

434. “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”

435. “Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.” – John Ortberg

436. Spiritual awareness must be brought into our daily life if we are to become receptive to the radiance of that Consciousness that is pulsing with divine vibrations.” ― Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa

437. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”

438. “A total acceptance of yourself brings about a total transcendence of yourself.” ― Adyashanti

439. “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie

440. “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for” – Epicurus

441. Go from a human being doing yoga to a human being yoga. — Baron Baptiste

442. “When you hear your inner voice, forget it. ” – Hyoen Sahn

443. “No matter what – you are worth it. You matter. Every child was placed on earth with intention. Never believe the lie that you are not good enough or unworthy. Just put in the work to achieve your dreams and you will. Turn over everything and surrender. Control can be the enemy of our soul. Allow yourself to be guided, allow yourself to be loved, and just let go.” ― Kerri Verna

444. “I’m not napping. This is savasana!”

445. Yoga becomes one lifelong journey to internal revelation. — Aadil Palkhivala

446. “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. ” – Buddha

447. “Gratefulness for what is there is one of the most powerful tools for creating what is not yet there. What does gratefulness mean? It means you appreciate what is. You value, you give attention to, you honor whatever is here at this moment.”

448. The very heart of yoga practice is abhyasa – steady effort in the direction you want to go. — Sally Kempton

449. “Surrender to yoga, for where is the conflict when the truth is known?” – Krishna Macharya

450. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily. ” – Zig Ziglar

451. “At some point in life, the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough.” — Toni Morrison.

452. “Learn to be thankful for what you already have while you pursue all that you want.” — Jim Rohn.

453. “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.”

454. “You can't have everything. . . where would you put it?” – Steven Wright

455. “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”

456. Anyone who practices can obtain success in yoga but not one who is lazy. Constant practice alone is the secret of success. — Svātmārāma

457. “The only yoga stretch I’ve perfected is the yawn.”

458. “When I started counted my blessings, my whole life turned around. ” – Willie Nelson

459. “Yoga does not transform the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees. ” — B. K. S. Iyengar

460. “Inhale the future, exhale the past.” ― Unknown

461. “What you think, you become. ” – Buddha

462. “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love—then make that day count!” – Steve Maraboli

463. “Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind and soul. ” – Amit Ray

464. “Yoga Teaches to Seek the Divine First — and Find Balance in Everything” by Paramahansa Yogananda

465. “Sometimes we make being happy so difficult. And being thankful such a chore.”

466. “Yoga is not a work-out, it is a work-in. And this is the point of spiritual practice; to make us teachable; to open up our hearts and focus our awareness so that we can know what we already know and be who we already are. ” — Rolf Gates

467. “Give more, don't expect not to be repaid. Give more thanks for what you haven’t expected but received!”

468. Prayer is not asking. It is gratitude; a recognition of the huge tidal waves of love that God is pouring on you every moment.

469. “Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance” – Eckhart Tolle

470. Yoga does not remove us from the reality or responsibilities of everyday life but rather places our feet firmly and resolutely in the practical ground of experience. We don’t transcend our lives; we return to the life we left behind in the hopes of something better. — Donna Farhi

471. “Be realistic: plan for a miracle. ” – Osho

472. “The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas” – B. K. S Iyengar