“The head is the seat of intelligence. The heart is the seat of emotion. Both have to work in cooperation with the body.”

— B.K.S. Iyengar

Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom, p. 29

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Indian yoga teacher and scholar 1918–2014

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