Richard Simmons Quotes

Make sure you have your own mask on, before helping others with theirs.

If the relentless personal maintenance plan has taken over your life, give it a rest.

I take a breath when I have to.

I feel very confident that Americans flying in the air are safe and that only under the most dire of circumstances would our pilots ever even request permission to do that.

You have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.

Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath. Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important. Just lie down.

If you're being attacked by something on the outside, which I feel a lot being in show business, you just have to dial it back and breathe and know that you are protected.

This is a people-centric system. Planes are guided and controlled by people. We will not compromise on safety.

I strive to be my best every time I go out, and that's very stressful. After a while of doing that... it's nice to just take a deep breath, sit on a tractor.

Any time I am nervous, I do a couple of yoga breaths, and I am fine.

I noticed every time I felt overwhelmed, I would hold my breath. I had to learn to stop, relax, and take long deep breaths, and within seconds I would feel more clear and ready to deal with the situation in a more loving way.

I think you have to make time for yourself so that work doesn't become the end-all be-all.

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

I schedule 'me' time because, just like everyone else, I need to unwind. I try to remember to take it easy and breathe.

Acting is emotionally draining, so I make it a point to not do anything when I am home.

I'm a big believer in doing what you've got to do, but taking a breather when you can.

When your breathing is easy and deep, your body works efficiently, and your mind settles. That doesn't mean that your balance (in tree pose or anywhere else) will be perfect and your life will be seamless, but you'll be better equipped to deal with the wobbles and earthquakes that get thrown into the mix.

Improper breathing is a common cause of ill health. If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly. There is no single more powerful -or more simple- daily practice to further your health and well being than breathwork.

Keep breathing. Just keep doing it. It's easy. In and out.

No one is ever better off with dictators but there comes a time you know, when you're on an airplane, they always say, "in case of an emergency oxygen masks will drop down. Put yours on first and then administer help to your neighbor." We need oxygen right now.

If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly.

There is the in-breath and there is the out-breath, and too often we feel like we have to exhale all the time. The inhale is absolutely essential - and then you can exhale.

Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.

I don't need to push myself. I don't need to sharpen my own knife and slit my throat. I'm trying to chill it and find an equilibrium and a balance to my work.

The idea is that one's temperament improves with age; that you learn to deal better with people and become more benevolent and loving. That's not necessarily true. I try to stay loose but sometimes the best thing to do is get yourself away and take a good nap.