Concentrating on poses clears the mind, while focusing on the breath helps the body shift out of fight-or-flight mode. – Melanie Haiken, “Worry Thwarts,” Yoga Journal, March 2006
We are aware of yoga only as a technique to gain physical strength, flexibility, or increased health. And indeed these are potent side effects of the practice. But that is what they are: side effects. To focus on these largely insignificant manifestations is to miss the point entirely. – John McAfee