Courtney Thorne-Smith Quotes

I have had moments where I've had mental-health issues and I've felt like yoga and meditating and reading these Buddhist self-help books actually really help.

I don't like being angry all the time; it's not good for me. I have to have serenity or else go to war.

Just take a breath and see what happens.

I've learned to take care of myself. You know, I try to stay conscious of whatever my energy is at all times, really. I mean, I come home from work, and, depending on the day or depending on what was going on, if I needed to adjust, I'd just meditate, or play guitar, or watch some 'Monty Python.'

Meditation was a turning point for me. It helped me deal with a lot of stress and has given me a lot of relaxation.

When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.'

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

You really have to try hard to create space and, at least for a time, stop the political world from rushing in. The important thing is to remain sane.

I know there's millions of problems in the world, but if you dwell on those, then you're going to be miserable. I think my meditation helps me to transcend and get beyond the grip of all the negativity and regenerate from within a more positive attitude, which comes in very handy when you're going to do 150 concerts a year.

If somebody pisses me off and I understand it ain't personal then I'll go to another place and I'll meditate.

Vipassana taught me how to maintain equanimity in all situations of life.

It's all about balance and, I think, being in the moment.

If anything interferes with my inner peace, I will walk away. Arguments with family members. All that stuff. None of it matters.

I do a lot of reading, meditating, and praying to stay as grounded as I can be in this crazy world.

Right now I am trying to be in a place of calm, a place where I can chill out and then handle the chaos of life better. You don't just get it overnight; you have to work at it. It's a daily struggle.

I spent 43 years of my life in anger and I know what it can do... Now I pray a lot. I do whatever I need to do to keep me out of that anger, out of that place where I can't grow and be better.

With time, you learn to be calmer.

Yoga always helps me slow down, be present, and be grateful for my health and well-being.

Meditation practice is simply moving from a life of hurting myself and others to a life of not hurting myself and others.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

Go back to the breathing and try to be in that moment deeply. Because there is a possibility to handle every kind of event and the essential is to keep the peace in yourself.

The best anyone can do is breathe in, breathe out and wait for it to pass.

I used to get nervous so I took up Yoga to help me calm down.

In the madness, you have to find calm.

I was really involved with other people's opinions of me, and it got heightened during my film career. I don't have any opinion, good or bad about it, it just was. It's not the way I feel now, and I think yoga has a lot to do with that.