Academy
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, higher learning, research, or honorary membership. The term academia refers to the worldwide human group composed of professors and researchers at institutes of higher learning.
Practitioner
A practitioner is someone who is qualified to or registered to practice a particular occupation, profession, or religion. Practitioners who are in a particular area may be referred to as a specialist or advanced practitioner. The medical and social care professions use these titles to distinguish the level of qualifications, competency, and training a practitioner undertakes.
Yoga
Yoga (; Sanskrit, योगः, pronunciation) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India. There is a broad variety of yoga schools, practices, and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Among the most well-known types of yoga are Hatha yoga and Rāja yoga.
Yoga
Perfection in asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached.
Patanjali, in “The Little Red Book of Yoga Wisdom”, p. 133.
Yoga
Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked.
Patanjali, in Being Consciousness Bliss: A Seeker's Guide, p. 205.
Yoga
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
BKS Iyengar, in The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick: What They Know, Why It Works, and ..., p. 194.