Christen Press Quotes

Meditation is a really powerful tool I have for life now. The only reason I know about it is because I was stressing about writing and a friend taught me it. It's been useful.

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

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

I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key.

Peace in the head, peace in the stomach.

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.

Every day I try to do breathing exercises, meditation, and yoga. These things sound awfully cliche, but they help me slow down and try to point to a truth.

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 meditate. I breathe out what I can't control and focus on the positives.

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

I meditate and I have cut out red meat. For me it is just breathing techniques, learning to be still, to control your thought processes, it calms you down. It wasn't about dealing with the pressure of games - I've always been all right in matches.

I don't have a radio or TV going all the time. It's very important to have awareness, to know when you tense up and then to stop that.

How do I cope with stress? I clean and organize.

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.'

I relax completely when I'm at rest. I don't think of numbers; I don't think of work.

When I do something that's stressful, I have to find a moment of peace, so I tend to meditate and get in the flow. It's a regular practice of mine.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

Success and failure are emotional and physiological experiences. We need to deal with them in a way that is present and calm.

Even with the sun beaming down on me I'm not sweating in my mind. I'm not sweating in my heart or in my career.

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.

I always try to have something that keeps my mind relaxed, keeps my mind a little bit off tennis.

I meditate so I know how to find a peaceful place within to be calm and peaceful.

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

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