Amanda Beard Quotes

I don't have a routine, but I have used meditation to just decompress and focus.

I meditate and pray before going onstage - it helps me focus.

I, of course, meditate for two hours every morning. It's part of my schedule; I wake up at 4 a.m. every day and I love it.

I am definitely someone who needs to take a second by myself and stretch and breathe before a show.

I tend to do yoga before I go on stage, so that keeps me nice and calm.

Nearly everybody I know does something to try to remove herself to clear her head and to have enough time and space to think... All of us instinctively feel that something inside us is crying out for more spaciousness and stillness to offset the exhilarations of this movement and the fun and diversion of the modern world.

A quiet mind cureth all.

I really try to take a step back from the soccer world and going a thousand miles an hour every day. I like to do some sort of either meditation or mental visualization or breathing exercises - something to calm my mind down because a lot of times, it's just going faster than it should.

When I am performing ice immersion, actually I do not think very much. It is all before.

Yoga is an integral part of my daily routine. That definitely helps me approach all aspects of my life from a place of mindfulness and clarity, through the meditation that usually accompanies this practice.

Take five minutes to center yourself in the morning...Set your intention every day.

A few moments of inner peace and quiet allows the brain to reset itself. You become more centered as this happens, since the brain is clearing out distractions and too much "cross talk."

My preparation is always mediation and deep breathing. And the rubbing of my hands together just gets my energy going.

I try to find 15 minutes a day to just be alone without any distractions just for headspace to meditate and get my Zen on. I think that helps me get through the hecticness of the day on tour with the interviews, the sound check, the meet and greets, the show and the post-show meet and greets.

If you take an hour out of your day to meditate, you will progress ten-fold. By staying mentally focused, you can let your worries go.

I meditate. Daily practice is essential to my life.

Meditation is to dive all the way within, beyond thought, to the source of thought and pure consciousness. It enlarges the container, every time you transcend. When you come out, you come out refreshed, filled with energy and enthusiasm for life.

Yoga always made me feel really good about myself.

The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away.

Conscious breath control is a useful tool for achieving a relaxed, clear state of mind.

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

I now make meditation a daily part of my life. Ideally, I would find 20 minutes, twice a day, to sit and meditate with an app I have on my phone. In reality, on most days, I only get the chance to do it once. But it is still incredibly valuable.

Every morning, I do 10 minutes of mindfulness, where I do meditation, and I use that in competition and everyday life.

When I'm cutting a tree, if I'm thinking about anything other than that 40-foot oak tree... I'm a dead man. It's a therapy thing for me.

Meditation has changed so many aspects of my health that when I don't do it, I feel awful.