30 Best Yoga Quotes to Calm Your Mind Before Starting Meditation

11. “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

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

13. “We all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be achieved unless we first establish peace within our own minds.” — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

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

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

16. “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

17. “Yoga is the artwork of awareness on the canvas of body, mind, and soul.” — Amit Ray

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

19. “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

20. “Yoga becomes one lifelong journey to internal revelation.” — Aadil Palkhivala