A collection of words we can return to — week after week.
These quotes have been shared in our newsletters as gentle reminders of what matters, invitations into presence, and reflections from the heart of our practice. May they meet you exactly where you are.
Rain
“May the flowers remind us why the rain was necessary.”
-Xan Oku
Growth rarely comes without discomfort. The moments that challenge us, stretch us, or slow us down often carry the seeds of something deeper — patience, resilience, clarity.
Just like the rain nourishes what we cannot see, the moments that challenge us are often the ones quietly shaping us.
In your practice, in your life— trust the process. What you’re moving through now may be exactly what allows something beautiful to bloom.
The Guru
“When you know how to listen, everyone is the guru.”
- Ram Dass
There’s a moment in practice when we stop trying to figure everything out…and start to listen instead. Listen to the body, listen to the breath, listen to the room, listen to the person next to you.
When we soften enough to truly listen, wisdom stops being something we chase…and becomes something we receive.
Every interaction becomes part of the practice. Every moment, a teacher.
Where your heart is…
“If you want to know where your heart is, look to where your mind goes when it wanders.”
- Walt Whitman
When the structure falls away…when there’s nothing to do, nowhere to be…the mind drifts.
And where it goes — again and again — reveals something deeper.
What we are seeking. What we’re devoted to.
Practice is the space where we begin to notice this. And gently return.
Liberation
“A person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress is eligible for liberation.”
— Bhagavad Gita
Life is full of moments of joy and moments of challenge. This teaching reminds us that freedom isn’t found in chasing one and avoiding the other, but in learning to remain steady through both.
This is the practice. To feel fully, but not be ruled by what we feel. To stay grounded, even as everything around us changes.
True liberation isn’t somewhere far away — it’s found in the steady heart, right here in the midst of it all.
Impossible
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
- Nelson Mandela
In yoga, we experience this all the time. The pose that felt unattainable…the consistency of a regular practice…the courage to show up for ourselves and one another again and again. What once seemed impossible becomes something we move through with strength and ease.
The Way
“There is no way to Happiness, Happiness is the way.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh
So often we chase happiness as if it lives somewhere ahead of us. But happiness isn’t a place we arrive — it’s a way we move through the world. It’s found in presence, in breath, in the simple act of being here — right now. A reminder that the path itself can be filled with peace.
Weather
“You are the sky.
Everything else is just the weather.”
~Pema Chödrön
There are days when practice feels light and open. And days when it feels heavy, distracted, and tight.
Joy. Frustration. Energy. Fatigue. Full Rooms. Quiet rooms. Strong flows. Wobbly balances.
It’s all weather.
Yoga reminds us that we are not the passing mood, the busy mind, the momentary storm. We are the steady sky beneath it all — vast, spacious, free.
At 108, we don’t come to control the weather. We come to witness it. To breathe through it. To move with it. And to remember who we really are.
See you on your mat — rain or shine.
The Art of Living
“The art of living is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.”
-Alan Watts
On the mat, this is the practice. Not forcing. Not collapsing. But meeting each breath, each posture, each moment as new. At 108, we practice staying open — to the challenge, to the discomfort, to the joy — trusting that every moment is new if we’re willing to receive it.
Traveler
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving.”
-Lao Tzu
Practice, like travel, isn’t about rushing toward a finish line or proving anything along the way. It’s about staying present for the unfolding — one step, one breath, one class at a time.
As we move into March and our upcoming challenge, let this be your anchor: Show up without pressure to be perfect, or to “win.” Simply keep traveling. Some days will feel strong, others slow, but every time you walk through the studio door you’re deepening the journey.
In The End
“In the end, just three things matter:
How well we have lived
How well we have loved
How well we have learned to let go.”
— Jack Kornfield
This quote is a gentle reminder of what truly endures. Not the pace we kept or the titles we held, but the quality of our presence — how honestly we lived, how bravely we loved, and how gracefully we learned to release what no longer serves us. Our practice asks us to return to these three truths again and again: to live awake in our bodies, to meet each other with an open heart, and to soften our grip when it’s time to let go. This is the work. This is the practice.
Quiet
“The power of quiet is great. It generates the same feelings in everything one encounters. It vibrates with the cosmic rhythm of oneness. It is everywhere, available to anyone at any time. It is us, the force within that makes us stable, trusting, and loving. It is contemplation contemplating. Peace is letting go - returning to the silence that cannot enter the realm of words because it is too pure to be contained in words. This is why the tree, the stone, and the mountain are quiet.”
- Malidoma Patrice Some
Quiet is not the absence of sound — it’s the presence of truth. This quote reminds us that stillness is not passive, but powerful. In quiet, we return to what stabilizes us, softens us, and reconnects us to the rhythm of something larger than ourselves. Our practice is an invitation into that space: to pause, to listen beneath the noise, and to remember the steady, trusting, loving force that lives within. Like the mountain, the river, the tree — we don’t have to force peace. We simply return to it.
Persistence
“Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.”
- Paramahansa Yogananda
Moving with intention, breathing with awareness, and staying committed even when it’s uncomfortable, transformation stops being a hope and becomes a reality.
The Best Day
“Write it on your heart that every day
is the best day in the year.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
This quote reminds us that every day is a fresh beginning. When we choose to meet each moment with intention, gratitude, and presence, we shift the way we experience our lives.
There you are
“Wherever you go, there you are.”
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
It sounds simple, but it holds so much truth. We spend so much of life thinking about the next place, the next season, the next achievement that will finally make us feel whole, calm, or fulfilled. But this quote gently reminds us that we never actually leave ourselves behind. Our thoughts, our patterns, our energy, our breath — they all travel with us. This week, let your practice be less about escaping life and more about meeting it — exactly as you are, exactly where you are.
Optimism
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
- Helen Keller
When we meet our practice with hope and confidence, even on the days it feels hard, we create the conditions for growth. Every breath, every step onto the mat, is an act of belief in what’s possible. Let this week be guided by trust in yourself and the quiet power of showing up.
Habit
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle
Excellence isn’t something we arrive at in one perfect moment. It’s shaped quietly through repetition - the choices we make, the way we return to what matters most. Practice is not about intensity or performance, but about consistency. Over time, what we repeatedly do becomes who we are.
Invincible Summer
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
-Albert Camus
There is a quiet strength that lies within each of us. Even in seasons that feel heavy or uncertain, something within us remains untouched — resilient, warm, and alive. It is not something we create, but something we return to.
The Light
“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” -Albus Dumbledore
Darkness is not something to fear or rush through. It is a place of pause, reflection, and remembering. Even when the world feels heavy or uncertain, there is a quiet light within each of us— steady, resilient, always available. This season invites us to slow down, and gently turn toward that inner light, knowing that it has been there all along.