Today, I want to share a thought with you: “With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.”

Life presents us with a myriad of experiences, some joyful and some challenging. It’s easy to get caught up in the hardships and feel overwhelmed. But what if we shifted our perspective? What if, instead of seeing difficulties as burdens, we saw them as opportunities?

Consider the story of a Key Lime tree growing in our South Florida coral rock soil. The coral rock could be seen as obstacles, making it difficult for the tree to take root, find water and grow. But the lime tree doesn’t give up. It sends its roots deeper, finding nourishment in places others might overlook. The struggle makes the tree stronger, more resilient, and produces tasty limes.

In our own lives, we can choose to see our challenges in the same way. Every difficult moment is an opportunity to grow, to learn, and to become stronger. We have the power to transform our perspective and see each experience as a gift, guiding us toward our fullest potential.

As we begin our practice today, let’s embrace this mindset. With each breath and each movement, let’s remind ourselves that we have the choice to see every moment as an opportunity for growth. Let’s treat every challenge as a gift and every pose as a chance to deepen our connection to ourselves.

YOGA is the gateway of happiness that body needs in daily life!

Happy yoga day!

The idea of an International Day of Yoga was first proposed by the current Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), on 27 September 2014. … Following this initial proposal, the UN adopted the draft resolution, entitled Day of Yoga”, on 2014.

“Yoga is an invaluable gift of India’s ancient tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfillment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature. By changing our lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help in well being. Let us work towards adopting an International Yoga Day.”— Narendra Modi, UN General Assembly

“The yoga mat is a sacred space to become curious about who you truly are.” – David Scott

“Yoga teaches us that we have far more in common, than our minor differences.” David Scott

“My body is my temple and the asanas are my prayers.” – B.K.Iyengar.

Yoga teaches us to create a life that feels good on the inside and not just the outside.

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

“At Energy Yoga, there are no strangers here, only friends you have not met.” – David Scott

“We have two rules at Energy Yoga. (1) – You have nothing to defend. (2) – You have no one to impress.” – David Scott.

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

“Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better, it’s about befriending who we are.” – Ani Pema Chodron

You cannot always control what goes on outside, but you can learn to control what goes on inside.

“Water, if you don’t stir it, will become clear. Oil and vinegar, if you don’t shake it, will fall naturally into order.” Likewise, the mind left unaltered will find its own natural peace.

”Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” – Rabindranath Tagore

”The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

”Give thanks for the rain in your life which waters the flowers of your soul.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie

”Don’t confuse your path with your destination. Just because it’s stormy now doesn’t mean that you aren’t headed for sunshine.” – Anonymous

“The greatest power we have as humans, is that a person can change their future by merely changing their attitude.” – David Scott

“Meditation allows us to conquer the chaos going on out side us, by tapping into the grounding inner peace within us.” – David Scott

“Just like the moon, gently pulling on the oceans and changing the tides, feel the pull of your hopes and dreams, guiding you into a beautiful future.” – David Scott

“If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining.” – Guy Finley

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less. – …

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real. Real people are never perfect and perfect people are never real.

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

“It’s okay to not be okay all the time.”

“Sometimes good things fall apart, so better things can fall in their place.”

“Accept what is, Let go of what was and have faith in what will be.”

“To get over the past you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you revisit it, analyze it, sweat it, or regret it, it’s over. The past can hurt you no more.” ~Mandy Hale

“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” – Epictetus

“Look at other people and ask yourself if you are really seeing them or just your thoughts about them.”– Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Observe the space between your thoughts, then observe the observer.”– Hamilton Boudreaux

Yoga is that Light, which, if you can lit once; will Never get Dimmed, the more you Practice, the Brighter the Flame will be.

“Until you realize how easily it is for your mind to be manipulated, you remain the puppet of someone else’s game.”– Evita Ochel

“Trying to gain approval or acceptance from someone else, is such a broken path. It gives them way too much power over you and your thoughts. Take back your power, your freedom and learn that it is meaningless what others think of you; instead what matters, is what you think of yourself. Please all and you please none.” – David Scott

“Don’t believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that – thoughts.”– Allan Lokos

“Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality.”– Robin S. Sharma

“In the first stage of meditation, we realize that we are not our bodies. In the second stage we realize we are not our minds and our ego. In the final stage, we connect with the soul and realize that we are interconnected with every particle in the universe.” David Scott

“Touch your inner space, which is nothingness, as silent and empty as the sky; it is your inner sky. Once you settle down in your inner sky, you have come home, and a great maturity arises in your actions, in your behavior. Then whatever you do has grace in it. Then whatever you do is a poetry in itself. You live poetry; your walking becomes dancing, your silence becomes music.” ~Osho

“When I’m hungry, I eat what I love. When I’m bored, I do something I love. When I’m lonely, I connect with someone I love. When I feel sad, I remember that I am loved.”– Michelle May

Mindfulness

“If you get tired, learn to rest and not to quit.” – David Scott

“Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears”- David Scott

“A calm mind becomes fertile soil for the seeds of happiness to sprout and grow. Water them with loving awareness” – David Scott

“The greatest weapon against stress and anxiety is our ability to choose one thought over another.” David Scott

“Now is a time to go slow; become fiercely rational, not emotional.” David Scott

“Allow your calm mind to create a protective impenetrable sanctuary around the soul.” – David Scott

“Your goal is not to battle with the mind, but to witness the mind.” – Swami Muktananda

“Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our universe.” David Scott

“To a mind that is still. The whole universe surrenders.” – Rumi

“Remember the entrance to the sanctuary is inside you.” – Rumi

Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. ~ B.K.S. Iyengar