Inspirational Quotes

A collection of wisdom from teachers, poets, and philosophers that inspire our yoga journey.

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

— Buddha

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.

— Rumi

What you seek is seeking you.

— Rumi

Cultivate loving-kindness toward yourself so you can share your love with others. Be the light.

— Brené Brown

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

— Marianne Williamson

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others.

— Pema Chödrön

Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.

— B.K.S. Iyengar

Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, ‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that—it lights up the whole sky.

— Hafiz

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

— Mahatma Gandhi

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.

— Buddha

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

— Alan Watts

The pose begins when you want to leave it.

— B.K.S. Iyengar

Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be and embrace who you are.

— Brené Brown

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

— Buddha

Namaste: The divine light in me honors the divine light in you.

— Traditional Sanskrit Greeting

Slow down and savor the little things, the little bits of magic that happen throughout our day.

— Paulo Coelho

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

— Carl Jung

When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready, the teacher will disappear.

— Lao Tzu

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

— Rumi