Amanda Schull Quotes

All my work is much more peaceful than I am.

I practice yoga and take a steam-filled bath or shower. Then I sit quietly and review and prioritize my to-do list.

A calm environment is for after I finish work.

Running started as a way of relaxing. It's the only time I have to myself. No phones or e-mails or faxes.

Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.

I personally think that's incredibly therapeutic to just be alone in your own thoughts and not be freaking out.

Running is my time for myself. I'm like, 'I'm going for a run!' and my husband knows I'm out of there.

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.

I feel so good after a workout. Any time you can be alone with yourself is really important.

We talk a lot on 'Biggest Loser' about how fitness is a natural antidepressant, how it burns off stress. What I like about running is that it gives me time alone. I'm always busy, with people at work, with my kids. I love getting out for a run by myself and just listening to my music.

Since I was young, I've been aware that I need time to myself to process everything.

Working out early in the morning is a form of meditation for me. It's practically the only hour to myself and I get to shut off and just sweat it all out.

I'm always in the right headspace! I live pretty much in isolation, so there are really no distractions. That's not a manufactured thing; it's just the way I live.

When you have a lot of stress and negativity around you, when you cut that away, you cleanse.

I grind and I graft, but I will make sure that I get that time off here and there to unwind and relax and have a life.

With this career, it's hard for me to have a day to myself, so when I get them I really appreciate them.

Walking alone, just thinking - that's treatment, man. That's the most comforting rehab I've known.

In fact I try to spend at least one, if not two days without ever leaving my room. Because if I didn't, when would I recharge my batteries?

Put your stressful thoughts on paper, question them, and have a great life.

My golden time is after I drop the kids off at school. I'm usually working on my website (lifestyle site Goop) and checking emails but I try to do something at least once a week - like a facial or a visit to the osteopath - something to bring myself back into my body.

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.

Work. Don't Think. Relax.

It is thanks to my evening reading alone that I am still more or less sane.

What I love most about yoga is that you can make it whatever you need it to be. For me, it's a time set aside to pay attention to the stress, concerns, and tension that may have infiltrated my system.

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