Kathryn McCormick Quotes

The challenge in my life really is keeping the balance between feeling creatively energized and fulfilled without feeling overwhelmed and like I'm in the middle of a battlefield.

People often get very entangled in their work and life, so de-stressing is very important to keep generating fresh ideas and provide satisfaction with one's activities.

I'm so blessed to have as many jobs that I have, but I do agree that there needs to be some downtime.

I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run.

'The New Black Yoga' originally was born from a film that I had made prior called 'Black Yoga.' And I was living in Berlin at the time, dealing with a lot of anxiety and stress around the project that I was working on, which is not an abnormal thing for me.

I definitely don't ever want to burn out at my job.

For many in the modern world, carving out time for both traditional seated meditation and exercise has become close to impossible.

I have such a stressful job that the only way I can get it out of my mind is by running hard.

I like to meditate. But I get rid of my stress at the gym.

I love wrestling, but now wrestling is a job, it's my livelihood. Sometimes the job takes over and you forget to have fun and you forget to be creative and try new things.

You find little ways to keep your mind at peace so that you can, at the end of the day, do the most important thing, which is do a good job.

I think when you're stressing, or worried about your performance, worrying about this and worrying about that, that's when things start to get tough and you're not enjoying it anymore and it becomes a job. Although it is our job to play, still you have to understand that it's a game and you have to enjoy it.

I would love to be in a zone concept every once in a while. Probably later on in my career.

When I started doing music full time, I figured out my job wasn't something I needed to be completely sober for.

Life must always go on and Yoga is not about an escape from life. Yoga's about a way of dealing with life more effectively; to be able to involve oneself with one's family, one's friends, one's social commitments, one's job and yet at the same time maintain one's centre.

I try to get enough sleep and exercise, try not to make mountains out of molehills, and vent a lot. I have a good team to support my work. I also do lots of mundane things, which will center me.

You consciously look after yourself, whatever that may be to you, whether it's going out for a few drinks and a bit of dinner, or just hitting the couch and watching TV, or going to the gym or yoga class. Just being aware that there's a potential for you to be in it and respecting wherever you find yourself is good enough.

My personal problem is that I take the business of film-making so seriously that I find it very difficult to relax.

I try to stay sane and grounded by hunkering down, eating right, and exercising. I make a routine of spin class, yoga, and Pilates, places I push my body so hard I can lose my mind. Cutting out caffeine and sugar, being mindful, and getting enough rest are important.

[Yoga] never calms me. Ever. But it certainly helps me prevent something.

I think, mentally, you sometimes need a break. But for me, my body is built so that if I don't work out, that's when I put more stress on my body and get more tired.

I think that's part of my evolution: realizing that I can say 'no' to things, even when I'm faced with that lull that comes between projects, and I get anxious because I feel like I need to be constantly working.

I can be serious for an hour; then I have to go lie down.

When I'm not working on something, I seem to go through periods of depression. It helps to keep busy.

I am sick to my stomach, just, all the time. The tools in my toolbox to address that are choosing jobs where I can be a full, complete person, where I have some agency and autonomy.