Ariel Garten Quotes

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

A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.

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.'

We are not a victim of our emotions or thoughts. We can understand our triggers and use them as tools to help us respond more objectively.

I'm very emotional. I do feel stuff, for better or worse.

The constant monitoring of our emotional landscape and personal interactions is a bizarre concept. But it is one that could help many people.

So your emotional state really has a lot to do with what you're thinking about and what you're paying attention to.

Emotions are products of our mind, and we can actually train ourselves to choose whether we banish or embrace them.

We need to know how we are feeling. Mindfully acknowledging our feelings serves as an 'emotional thermostat' that recalibrates our decision making. It's not that we can't be anxious, it's that we need to acknowledge to ourselves that we are.

Your heart is very much connected to your mind.

Generally speaking, I think it's a good idea to stay conscious of any kind of energy or emotion that you're generating, whether it's at the end of a work day or just in your everyday life.

A lot of people, for example, live an anxious life. They don't realize they have a super-high level of anxiety. So we're gonna work on really writing down how anxious you feel at the moment you wake up. There's nothing wrong with it; the point is you learn to evaluate yourself and regulate yourself.

We think too much and feel too little.

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.

Part of growing up is learning to live with your emotions; today’s shortcut is to believe whatever your feelings are, they’re justified.

My life day in and day out is accessing my emotions and bringing them to the forefront.

You need to know that you cannot control your feelings, and you cannot control your feelings about your feelings, but, as best as you can, intellectually understand that your feelings are valid and they're okay and don't try to stifle them or feel shame about them.

Everyone should have a life coach. We learn history, maths, and science at school, but we don't have the tools to understand emotions: to release them and not hold on to anger.

I've tried to become a more emotionally intelligent person through therapy and meditation, but I can't control the fact that some of the things written about me aren't true.

I could actually be wasting my time by not meditating, as I'd be more stressed out.

Stress is the result of not listening to your heart. If you ignore it for too long, and surrender your power to someone else, your chest will explode with panic. I take plenty of time for me.

Emotions like guilt and shame cut you off from web of existence and that causes inflammation in the body. I would recommend that you go to a level of awareness where you can be an observer of your thoughts and emotions and use mindfulness.

One of the few blessings of living in an age of anxiety is that we are forced to become aware of ourselves.

A very sensitive person in this stupid world is bound to become mad.... Only meditation can save him from becoming mad.

Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings. This is part of teaching emotional literacy - a set of skills we can all develop, including the ability to read, understand, and respond appropriately to one's own emotions and the emotions of others.