Thomas McGuane Quotes

The problem with meditating is I generally go to sleep, and that's because I'm doing it wrong.

I do a lot of yoga and meditation. It calms my nerves and helps me channelise my energy.

I just can't sit still and meditate; that doesn't kind of work for me. I don't even know exactly what it means.

Meditation doesn't have to be complicated. What I do is about as simple as you can get. You could just count the beads, one, two, three, with your eyes closed or open, whatever makes you happy.

I can meditate anywhere, anytime, even whilst talking to you.

I try to meditate.

I notice a difference from the moment I meditate.

The best way to meditate is through meditation itself.

I do a little bit of yoga-style meditation. Relaxing and breathing even just one minute a day makes a big difference.

I meditate. Meditation helps me.

The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away.

Meditation helps me to calm down.

There's something to be said about living in the present moment. In cooking, you're allowing your mind to just focus on the task at hand, and you're able to escape and put your mind at rest. That's why it becomes meditative.

Meditation helps me see things clearer. When things are going fast, it helps me slow them down.

Meditation is practical, simple, and very useful. Taking even 30 seconds to rest your attention on your breath instead of following the cycle of your thoughts can bring you back to you in a heart beat.

One of the things I have been getting into is meditation. Sometimes it is just 5-10 minutes per day, lying on my bed and listening to a meditation app on my phone to try to calm my mind.

I like the hypnosis. Nothing too deep - just enough to keep me clearer and more focused.

Meditating is easier than most people think. Start by focusing and following your breath. The goal is not to eliminate thoughts entirely but to continually return to your breath. Taking this time to relax your mind can help sharpen your focus in other aspects of your work and allow you to work for longer periods of time.

Meditation can be intimidating. Sitting there doing nothing, just breathing, can be trickier than it sounds. It may feel strange, uncomfortable, or even put you to sleep.

Not that I'm any good at it, but the beauty of meditation is that it liberates us from our own thoughts.

Pay attention to your breathing.

You have to block everything out and be extremely focused and be relaxed and mellow too.

One conscious breathe in and out is a meditation.

There's no substitute for the practice of meditation.

I try to meditate every morning. It relaxes me, clears my mind, and sets my day off on the right foot before things get too manic.