Gretchen Bleiler Quotes

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

It's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.

To be honest, I feel like I think too much. So I like working out because it makes me kind of relax.

I am permanently relaxed.

For reasons I don't understand, I've always been relaxed at the table.

Yeah, I try to be really calm.

A calm environment is for after I finish work.

Research has shown that time pressure leads to tunnel vision and that people think more creatively when they are calm, unhurried and free from stress and distractions. We all know this from experience.

Sprinkling drops of lavender and clary-sage oil into a bath is a totally simple yet complex pleasure.

I have a couple of things I do to clear my head when I need it. The first is exercise, the kind of exercise that makes me lie on the floor afterward gasping for breath and wonder if I'm actually going to be able to breathe enough to not die. The other one is playing music.

If I'm sending emails, and I get all wound up and stressed and don't know what to do with myself for 20 minutes, I just go soak in hot water and lie there, thinking, 'What should I do?' So it's meditative.

You're able to do more when you're not clouded with wasted anxiety.

Pressure is calming to the nervous system.

The more comfortable you are, and the more you can relax, the more truthful your performance is.

Working out has always been a stress reliever for me. I don't know if it's so much vanity as it more just keeps my mind from going crazy.

Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.

I've become more relaxed. When I was younger, I had more erratic, nervous tension when I was working.

Meditation is a great way to keep my body well-centered while juggling shooting schedules and recording sessions.

Conscious breath control is a useful tool for achieving a relaxed, clear state of mind.

Morning or night, I love putting mint or spearmint oil on my temples and the back of my neck. There's this aromatherapy quality of both easing tension and waking you up.

I know that some people use lavender, incense, and cake as sedatives, but for me, a 'nose bath' in an old book just does something.

Fortunately, I don't get that stressed. So I don't really need to relieve it.

I like to keep a calm set.

If I'm in a pressurised situation, I've learned to breathe, chill myself out and be calm.

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.