Kathy Acker Quotes

Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.

There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.

Yoga is an art and science of living.

But I would assert that despite the wide variety of yoga options and individual preferences, there is one universal element: the union of consciousness and movement, breath and awareness.

Any spirituality can be enhanced with the practice or study of yoga.

I guarantee you, yoga will compete with computers, music, sports, automobiles, the drug industry. Yoga will take over the world!

Yoga changed my life. Hopefully, it will do that for others.

Yoga means union, in all its significances and dimensions.

I fell in love with doing yoga.

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.

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

There is no doubt that breath control is the means for mind control because the mind, like breath, is a part of air; because the nature of mobility is common to both; because the place of origin is the same for both; and because when one of them is controlled, the other gets controlled.

I think yoga gives me awareness not just about my body from the outside but also about my internal organs. I feel it's very important because it teaches you self-realization of your body.

I meditate every day and do some hatha yoga every day.

For me, yoga is like a moving meditation, and I do believe in a mind-body connection.

Yoga has always been an integral part of my life style. The benefits I have reaped from a constant practice have been invaluable to me.

Surya namaskar, in itself, is a combination of 12 asanas.

I've always loved yoga because you get to connect to a deep religious truth while stretching your legs.

I meditate twice a day, T.M., and do yoga and tai chi.

I try to do a lot of yoga and meditation. I think now it's creating things in times of waiting.

I think the time is right for yoga, we really are living in a very complex time - a time of great turmoil and change. Yoga is a good antidote to all that...It is almost like music in a way; there's no end to it.

Each full, deep inhale creates more space in your body and mind. Each long, exhale moves you directly into that space. The deeper you breathe, the more opens up. It's like opening a door and walking through with each breath. The fuller your breaths the more and more doors open on up, leaving you with the space to walk on in!

I try to do yoga. I really enjoy stretching and having a nice yoga class or taking a run on the beach. I'm not a big fan of the gym. I try to be out as much as possible.

When you get into your car, after you close the door, pause for a few seconds and observe the flow of your breath. Become aware of a silent but powerful sense of presence.

Breathing is important in the practice of meditation because it is the faculty in us that is simultaneously voluntary and involuntary. You can feel that you are breathing, and equally you can feel that it is breathing you. So it is a sort of bridge between the voluntary world and the involuntary world — a place where they are one.