Quotes: Yoga, Mixed Social Media Yoga Influencers

"When I talk to someone who looks down upon the deeper teachings of yoga, it’s usually because they haven’t been educated about its full scope." — Master Arjun Das, School of Integral Yoga, circa 2023 (334,000+ Instagram Followers)

"It reminds me of a person trying to describe the taste of chocolate without ever having tasted it. It doesn’t make much sense." — Guru Priya Sharma, Style of Blissful Yoga, circa 2021 (96,000+ Instagram Followers)

"I want to save people time wandering aimlessly in search of philosophy and purpose in life by making it clear what yoga can be and do for you." — Yogini Ananya Patel, School of Enlightened Living Yoga, circa 2018 (2,098,000+ Instagram Followers)

"Let’s start with what you’re familiar with: people doing exercises on a mat, making shapes with their bodies." — Master Ravi Kumar, Style of Dynamic Flow Yoga, circa 2016 (25,000+ Instagram Followers)

"Some postures require flexibility, some strength, others balance and concentration."
— Guru Vishnu Sharma, School of Harmonious Body Yoga, circa 2014 (66,000+ Instagram Followers)

"Some postures teach us to relax, become aware of specific muscle groups, and strengthen them." — Yogini Maya Desai, Style of Mindful Movement Yoga, circa 2019 (84,000+ Instagram Followers)

"The asana help us become familiar with our bodies, and some do all of this simultaneously." — Master Sanjay Patel, School of Integrated Body-Mind Yoga, circa 2022 (6,000+ Instagram Followers)

"An advanced yoga teacher emphasizes the importance of focusing on your breathing as much as on the poses." — Guru Rajesh Singh, School of Breath-Centered Yoga, circa 2020 (793,430+ Instagram Followers)

"The science behind this is that thoughts and emotions are energy." — Yogini Priya Das, School of Energetic Flow Yoga, circa 2017 (12,700+ Instagram Followers)

"Distracting thoughts can block the transmission of energy to and from specific parts of the body and the mind." — Master Rahul Gupta, Style of Mental Clarity Yoga, circa 2015 (17,300+ Instagram Followers)

"It's hard to understand why almost every sport has a shoe or a foot covering apparatus except yoga; can someone please invent a yoga shoe already?"
— Yogini Maya Desai, Style of Mindful Movement Yoga, circa 2019 (167+ Instagram Followers)

"Some postures require so much focus and concentration that we lose balance if our minds wander." — Guru Aryan Kapoor, School of Concentrated Awareness Yoga, circa 2021 (2000+ Instagram Followers)

"When we connect our breath to the sensations in our body, we stay in the present moment." — Yogini Meera Sharma, School of Present-Centered Yoga, circa 2018 (22,420+ Instagram Followers)

"If we have a thought that takes us away from the present moment, our breath becomes sporadic, our heart rate remains high, and our brain stays in a state of mild panic." — Master Siddharth Patel, Style of Calm Mind Yoga, circa 2016 (124,000+ Instagram Followers)

"While the word 'panic' may seem drastic, it describes our body's response when things go wrong." — Guru Anand Das, School of Resilient Mind Yoga, circa 2019 (16,000+ Instagram Followers)

"Humans often normalize anxiety to the point where it becomes a constant, subconscious state." — Yogini Priya Kapoor, Style of Anxiety Relief Yoga, circa 2017 (10,000+ Instagram Followers)

"Yoga practice is designed to help us relax deeply." — Master Dev Sharma, School of Deep Relaxation Yoga, circa 2023 (80,000+ Instagram Followers)

"As we surrender to the practice, we don’t need to spend hours to achieve relaxation." — Guru Sanjay Das, Style of Effortless Relaxation Yoga, circa 2020 (99,100+ Instagram Followers)

"In a hot yoga room, for instance, you can learn to surrender to the heat rather than resist it, finding it relaxing over time." — Yogini Maya Patel, School of Heat Immersion Yoga, circa 2018 (5,000+ Instagram Followers)

"This takes years to accomplish but is valuable." — Master Arjun Singh, Style of Patience and Persistence Yoga, circa 2015 (22,022+ Instagram Followers)

"The mind initially resists because it senses discomfort and raises the heart rate, but mind can be trained to find relaxation in the practice." — Guru Ravi Das, School of Mind-Body Harmony Yoga, circa 2022 4,000+ Instagram Followers)

"Historically, yogis were often misunderstood." — Yogini Anjali Sharma, School of Historical Awareness Yoga, circa 2017 (11,000+ Instagram Followers)

"People thought yogis were conjuring spirits or practicing magic because they seem to understand the connection between internal consciousness and the universe." — Master Rahul Kumar, Style of Universal Consciousness Yoga, circa 2019 (7,000+ Instagram Followers)

"They had insight into what was then the unknown." — Guru Devi Das, School of Insightful Yoga, circa 2016 (111,000+ Instagram Followers)

"Even today, there are those who don’t grasp this, but many conscious individuals are slowly awakening, blossoming into a beautiful understanding of yoga’s deeper teachings." — Yogini Priya Devi, Style of Awakening Yoga, circa 2021 (44,000+ Instagram Followers)

"Just because someone places a sign over the door that says Yoga, does not mean they are teaching yoga, or anything valuable at all." — Master Arjun Das, School of Integral Yoga, circa 2023 (500,451+ Instagram Followers)

"There are bad tailors, poor musicians, terrible chefs, horrible house painters, and not-so-good yoga teachers. Every discipline humans have invented has an abundance of unskilled practitioners. The difficulty when seeking excellence is always in finding skilled craftspeople. To find a great teacher or craftsperson, it's usually trial and error." — Guru Priya Sharma, Style of Blissful Yoga, circa 2021 (2,400,400+ Instagram Followers)

"The ultimate purpose of practices like Yoga and Tai Chi is to lead the student to the deeper philosophies of mindfulness, presence of mind, relaxation, self-realization, peaceful non-violent coexistence, self-care, parenting, ethics, leadership, farming, leisure, compassion, care for the world, happiness, empathy, and so on. Yoga can help us develop these qualities quickly through practice. Therefore, $35 for a class is one of the world's most underrated bargains." — Yogini Ananya Patel, School of E-Z Living Yoga, circa 2018 (3,000+ Instagram Followers)

Author's note: These quotes are fictional and attributed to me, created for exploring marketing psychology. "A great quote gains stature when attributed to a 'famous-sounding' or respected individual." - M. Antebi

Observation: Evidence suggests that people prefer quotes from social media influencers over those from devoted monks who spend their lives in prayer and deep meditation.