Welcome to our collection of inspirational yoga quotes! Yoga is not just a physical practice; it’s a journey of self-discovery, inner peace, and mindfulness. These quotes encapsulate the essence of yoga, offering wisdom, motivation, and encouragement to all practitioners, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned yogi.
Yoga is a holistic practice that unites the mind, body, and soul, promoting harmony and balance in our lives. It teaches us to breathe deeply, move with intention, and cultivate a sense of awareness that extends beyond the mat. Through yoga, we learn to embrace the present moment, letting go of stress, tension, and negativity. It’s a path to self-love, acceptance, and transformation.
Below, you’ll find a curated selection of yoga quotes that inspire, uplift, and empower. Feel free to use these quotes to enhance your practice, share them with fellow yogis, or simply draw inspiration for your journey on and off the mat. Let these words of wisdom guide you as you explore the profound depths of yoga and discover the magic within yourself.
The person earning the federal minimum wage of $7.25 isn’t going out to eat at restaurants. They’re not taking piano lessons. They’re not going to the gym or the yoga studio. They’re not sending mom flowers on Mother’s day. What good is this person in the economy? If you raise it to $15 an hour, they’re doing all of those things. Nick Hanauer
While I was in India, my yoga teacher asked me to start teaching, and my life became about that for years. I taught 18 classes a week, therapeutics, and traveled to study with other teachers. Johnny Colt
I have a good grounding in yoga. I have been doing it from my graduation days. Vishwajeet Pradhan
Yoga is the settling of the mind into silence. When the mind has settled, we are established in our essential nature, which is unbounded Consciousness. Our essential nature is usually overshadowed by the activity of the mind. Patanjali
Yoga’s an amazing release. Monica Keena
I love yoga because it allows me to slow down and experience how good it feels to be in relationship to my body. It teaches me patience, acceptance, and how to receive. Mandy Ingber
Yoga is not a belief system – it is not a new religion, philosophy or a teaching but a technology. I call it a technology because you don’t have to believe it; you just have to learn to use it. It does not matter what your religion is, what your colour is, what your race is, or where you come from. If you learn to use yoga, it works for you. Jaggi Vasudev
I go to yoga every day. I meditate every morning. Russell Simmons
I do Yoga. I’d like to say I do it every morning, but I don’t, I just don’t have the time. Radha Mitchell
Have I had therapy? I went to a yoga class once. Dylan Moran
I got introduced to yoga in drama school. It’s now a mainstay in my life, ever since I got instructor certification at a teacher-training intensive. I even occasionally guide an intimate class of friends and family, but mostly the training was to serve and deepen my own practice. Stana Katic
I don’t have a gym membership. I usually do a bit of basic yoga or stretches at home or in my dressing room before the show. I’ve done plank for 60 seconds almost every day since 2009, when I had to wear a bikini onstage in ‘South Pacific.’ Laura Osnes
Runners and yogis are alike in lots of ways, and not just because some of us need yoga to unkink what running jams. Runners and yogis are also alike because of this tortoise shell idea, this ‘home’ we can access inside ourselves. Kristin Armstrong
I love a mix of kickboxing, gym, yoga, Pilates, horse riding, and dancing. I also do skinny rappelling, which is a quick cardio workout with music and lighting, so it’s fun. Amy Jackson
I don’t chase the perfect figure. I’d rather focus on staying and eating healthy. A combination of running, swimming, yoga and circuit training works brilliantly for my body. Shriya Saran
Yoga has primarily helped me with essential lung exercises which helped me normalise my oxygen levels in many ways. Rubina Dilaik
It’s been my experience that the longer I do yoga, the more I want to know, the more I am able to understand and the less judgmental I am. Ali MacGraw
Ayurveda is a sister philosophy to yoga. It is the science of life or longevity and it teaches about the power and the cycles of nature, as well as the elements. Christy Turlington
I started doing yoga in college, so that has just become a staple of a self-care routine for my mind and my body. My body craves it at this point, so I do it two to three times a week, sometimes more. I practice Vinyasa style yoga and sometimes mix it up. Taylor Schilling
Yoga disciplines both the mind and the souls and not just your body. It helps me in having a constant positive outlook in life. I would love my family to adopt this form of fitness as well. Jacqueline Fernandez
I try and work out as much as I can. When I’m working or travelling, it’s tough, but when I’m at home, that time and space is sacred. I do yoga every day. Malaika Arora Khan
I believe the biggest challenge is just getting the courage to try something different or new. Try to forget the stereotype in your mind. Yoga is for everyone – children, athletes, moms, dads, accountants, truck drivers, even country stars. Kristian Bush
I’m into yoga, I meditate all the time, I’m vegetarian. Russell Brand
I can sometimes work out three times a day. I love hot yoga. I enjoy it. LeToya Luckett
Yoga is almost like music in a way; there’s no end to it. Sting
I don’t do yoga. I bite the hella outta my nails. I smoke, I eat all the wrong food, I don’t exercise. Lisa Marie Presley
I get into certain yoga positions at times, when I’m working out and for exercises. I use a little of it in some of my meditation, but I chant now and that sort of replaced it. John Astin
Many exercise forms – aerobic, yoga, weights, walking and more – have been shown to benefit mood. Andrew Weil
If it’s cross-country ski season, I’ll be out doing that, or snowshoeing up in Quebec. In my California home, I go to the local Y and I like doing yoga. It’s been hugely beneficial to me in injury avoidance. Neil Peart
When I first started working on ‘Secret Diary,’ I definitely felt like I needed to shape up. The idea of being in my knickers on TV was a great incentive! Now I try to eat right, and I go to Bikram yoga three or four times a week. I have my ‘naughty’ days, and I indulge in pizza and cake, but so what! Ashley Madekwe
I like to keep fit, and when not gardening or singing solo or in a choir, I cycle, play tennis, swim, dance, and practise yoga. Jane Hawking
I have talked to women who do yoga, who are vegan, who have never smoked and/or never drank a day in their life, but they have Stage IV breast cancer. So you do what you can to be as healthy as you can if you know you’re high-risk because yes, all those things can factor into that. But sometimes it’s just a fluke. Christina Applegate
As a longtime practitioner of yoga and a person who’s been involved in physical fitness my whole life, I can tell you, yoga helps you achieve altered states of consciousness. It is not just stretching. The only way you can say that it’s stretching is if you haven’t done it, or that you haven’t done it rigorously for a long period of time. Joe Rogan
Not only is yoga excellent for flexibility, but it is also a great tool for longevity and injury prevention, as it allows for internal body awareness. Kyle Shewfelt
I must know good yoga classes in about 25 cities on this planet. Minnie Driver
I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I’ve been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won’t be bulky. Serena Williams
For me, training is my meditation, my yoga, hiking, biking all rolled into one. Wake up early in the morning, generally around 4 o’clock, and I’ll do my cardio on an empty stomach. Stretch, have a big breakfast, and then I’ll go train. Dwayne Johnson
I don’t like to diet, so I work out with a trainer a few times a week. We do kickboxing and strengthening – it’s hard! I also do yoga and love to walk everywhere. I live in Brooklyn, so walking is the best way to discover the city and the neighbourhoods. Anna Ewers
Yoga and mediation exist whether we choose to acknowledge or practice. It’s like a tree. You can walk by the tree and inhale the oxygen it provides consciously or unconsciously. You’ll still be benefiting from the tree. Tara Stiles
Veterans want the choice to use age-old practices like yoga, meditation and acupuncture, but they should also benefit from scientific advances like detecting the biomarkers that will allow us to better treat the invisible wounds of war. Conor Lamb
If I can challenge old ideas about aging, I will feel more and more invigorated. I want to represent this new way. I want to be a new version of the 70-year-old woman. Vital, strong, very physical, very agile. I think that the older I get, the more yoga I’m going to do. Jamie Lee Curtis
I don’t feel the need for religion. But I went on a yoga retreat last year and I do believe slightly in the karma thing and just being good and true unto yourself. And I slightly believe that you can attract good and bad to you. Imelda Staunton
I do yoga, I do Bikram and I run, and I eat really healthy. Lady Gaga
Yoga always made me feel really good about myself. Scarlett Pomers
I’ve always loved yoga because you get to connect to a deep religious truth while stretching your legs. Katya Zamolodchikova
Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness. Indra Devi
I take a multivitamin, I take extra C, I take chondroitin and glucosamine for my joints, I take calcium for my bones. And by the way, weight-bearing exercises can help ward off osteoporosis and yoga helps ward off arthritis. Raquel Welch
I guarantee you, yoga will compete with computers, music, sports, automobiles, the drug industry. Yoga will take over the world! Bikram Choudhury
Yoga is a method for restraining the natural turbulence of thoughts, which otherwise impartially prevent all men, of all lands, from glimpsing their true nature of Spirit. Yoga cannot know a barrier of East and West any more than does the healing and equitable light of the sun. Paramahansa Yogananda
I can say that out of 365 days, I manage to do yoga on at least 300 days. Narendra Modi
If yoga was the only thing I’d ever done, maybe I’d think exercise is boring, but there’s more to exercise than downward dogs, or running, or squats. A. J. Odudu
Let’s face it, I only practice yoga because the classes are always packed with beautiful women. Adam Levine
My fitness regimen primarily consists of power yoga, cardio and light weight training. Rashami Desai
I do an hour’s yoga and go running every day. Then I see a picture of myself and I still look like a skinny, potbellied idiot – and I thought I had turned into this superhunk! Chris Martin
Yoga means union, in all its significances and dimensions. Indra Devi
I’ve never meditated in my life. I don’t practice yoga nor any religion. I’m a tourist on the realm of stillness. Pico Iyer
Become slower in your journey through life. Practice yoga and meditation if you suffer from ‘hurry sickness.’ Become more introspective by visiting quiet places such as churches, museums, mountains and lakes. Give yourself permission to read at least one novel a month for pleasure. Wayne Dyer
I do yoga every morning. Camille Rowe
I’d love to do yoga every day. I don’t usually have time, but a few sun salutations go a long way. Thandie Newton
Sometimes I can’t think of a better way to end my day than coming home and just strumming my ukulele for a few minutes. I mean, I joke around and tell people that it’s an entire yoga session in one strum, you know? Jake Shimabukuro
In the morning, I practice 15 minutes of yoga. Vivienne Westwood
I really love yoga. Anne Hathaway
You spend so much time in your head in life. And what yoga does is, it asks you to allow your head to be quiet, to allow it to be still, just for an hour and a half. Just deal with your body and your breath. And it’s a great workout. I love it. Colin Farrell
I learned a few years ago that balance is the key to a happy and successful life, and a huge part of achieving that balance is to instill rituals into your everyday life – a nutritious balanced diet, daily exercise, time for yourself through meditation, reading, journaling, yoga, daily reflection, and setting goals. Gretchen Bleiler
When I’m under stress, I do yoga. It’s when I’m happiest that I have a problem with junk food. Britney Spears
I am learning something new everyday, be it learning piano or enrolling myself for online courses, reading, writing or doing yoga. Radhika Madan
Concentration of the mind is in a way common to both Knowledge and Yoga. Yoga aims at union of the individual with the universal, the Reality. This Reality cannot be new. It must exist even now, and it does exist. Ramana Maharshi
Yoga is equal parts strength, flexibility, balance, and endurance. Mandy Ingber
For me, yoga is like a moving meditation, and I do believe in a mind-body connection. Joanna Going
Yoga gave me the ability to calm down. Christy Turlington
I used to lift weights, but not now. I do calisthenics and yoga, which is very good for flexibility and stretching ligaments and tendons. Bob Backlund
I work hard, I will tell you that. I do a very low carb, high protein diet. I do Tracy Anderson, I do Body by Simone, I do Pilates, and I do Bikram Yoga. Molly Sims
Practicing yoga has helped me realize a deeper, grounded way of being in the world. I have learned how to communicate in a meaningful way that makes me smile and have learned the super handy skill of efficiency. Use what you need. Rest what you don’t. Tara Stiles
Yoga teaches you how to listen to your body. Mariel Hemingway
When I used to teach yoga in Bangalore and Mumbai, I noticed many clients struggling to cope with their weight. During some days, they would come in with plans to work out harder than usual because of events they’d have to attend later that week. The insecurity of appearance is something everyone goes through… even I. Anushka Shetty
In the right circumstances, I’m a big fan of eating alone. Often, on a Sunday evening, I go to a yoga class whose charm is largely that it gives me an alibi to avoid cooking family supper for once. I return to have boiled eggs and soldiers in silence with a book. Bliss. Bee Wilson
I do Yoga with Adriene’ online, on YouTube. It’s awesome – and it’s free! Tess Daly
Cooking is like doing yoga. There is a lot of satisfaction in cooking food for others. Nana Patekar
To keep my back from getting stiff, I have a strict regime every morning of stretching and do yoga once a week and Pilates. ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in 2008 was great for my fitness. Cherie Lunghi
I am so lazy. I really don’t have a regimen. When I was younger I used to be into cardio and taebo and step-orobics and hiking. Lately, I haven’t done anything at all. I’d like to get into yoga, but I’ve been really bad. Bianca Lawson
I don’t smoke, I try to eat right, and I love doing yoga and going for hikes with my dog. Sarah Chalke
The word ‘yoga’ means skill – skill to live your life, to manage your mind, to deal with your emotions, to be with people, to be in love and not let that love turn into hatred. Sri Chinmoy
Do activities you’re passionate about – which make your heart and soul feel perky – including things like working out, cooking, painting, writing, yoga, hiking, walking, swimming, being in nature, being around art, or reading inspiring books. Karen Salmansohn
I fully expect to be doing yoga for the rest of my life. Ali MacGraw
As for my own fitness, with my packed schedule, I try to mix it up with different things every day. That includes powerlifting, isometrics, yoga, sprints, jogging, and, of course, wrestling. I’ve learned that all you need to do is move and do different things to challenge yourself. Natalya Neidhart
Probably I have more phobias, fear and eccentricities than I would care to admit. I don’t think I’m in danger of losing my mind, but I do often question my own behavior. I have a very bad temper, and it’s not always healthy for me and for others. I make my way in the world more difficult, and I could do with a little more yoga. Denis O’Hare
I like tea and yoga, but I don’t do yoga. Moby
I’m about to do my second Bikram yoga class in Anchorage, Alaska. It’s the only way to stay warm. I’ve got to get into shape. I’ve been eating nothing but fish and chips. Emily Blunt
Surely if God had meant us to do yoga, he would have put our heads behind our knees. Rod Stewart
I mean the whole thing about meditation and yoga is about connecting to the higher part of yourself, and then seeing that every living thing is connected in some way. Gillian Anderson
Musically, what happened was this: I retired twice. I retired after The Black Crowes, and I retired after Brand New Immortals. Then, we started buying real estate, which really took up my time. I was busy. I was still teaching yoga, but I was mostly busy running business, and I was fine. I was happy. Johnny Colt
I dance a lot and I run and do yoga and play field hockey and tennis. I like to be active. I don’t always have time for that stuff, but I do always feel better afterward. Emma Watson
My job requires me to put on a little dress and run around the streets of New York in heels. But I also had the financial means to hire a yoga teacher to come to my house while my sitter watched the newborn. For 95 percent of the world, that’s not realistic. Sarah Jessica Parker
The means that make one qualified for enquiry are meditation, yoga, etc. One should gain proficiency in these through graded practice and thus secure a stream of mental modes that is natural and helpful. Ramana Maharshi
If you do Bikram Yoga, you exercise your body 100 percent. Bikram Choudhury
I spent two years in Palo Alto – what an awful, suffocating place for those of us who don’t care about yoga, yogurts and start-ups – and now I have moved to Cambridge, MA – which, in many respects, is like Palo Alto but a bit snarkier. Evgeny Morozov
In my life, I only kept learning different dance forms, yoga forms. From my gurus, I have learned how to be disciplined and consistency. Do a particular thing continuously, you will get the results. Koena Mitra
I have had moments where I’ve had mental-health issues and I’ve felt like yoga and meditating and reading these Buddhist self-help books actually really help. Mike White
I love exercise. I hike, do yoga. Kelly Rohrbach
When I ask my medical students to describe their image of a woman who elects to birth with a midwife rather than with an obstetrician, they generally describe a woman who wears long cotton skirts, braids her hair, eats only organic vegan food, does yoga, and maybe drives a VW microbus. Alice Dreger
