Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes

I think sometimes the best training is to rest.

It's important to know when we need to stop, reflect, and receive. In our competitive world, that might be called a waste of time.

We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal.

Having hibernation weekends where I just sleep for hours on end. Working out when you have those spare moments. All of that is very important.

Recovery is really important.

When you're in a fight camp, you're working your body harder than normal and it's important to still look after yourself and to relax.

I've actually done a really good job listening to my body, relaxing. Some days you train hard, some days you rest a little bit.

I need to be professional, rest, look after myself, and sleep a lot.

When you're tired, it doesn't mean go harder. It means take care of your body.

Fitness is also about being well-rested, eating well, etc.

Seek healing, a refilling of energy and spirit, as soon as you see that you need it. You don't have to push yourself to give, do, or perform when what your body, mind, soul and emotions need is to heal.

So long as I get some sleep and get to take care of myself and eat healthy and that sort of thing, I'm OK. I'm not out there digging ditches and it's not brain surgery.

He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities.

The more nervous you get, the more worried you get about something... Maybe you just need to take a nap.

You consciously look after yourself, whatever that may be to you, whether it's going out for a few drinks and a bit of dinner, or just hitting the couch and watching TV, or going to the gym or yoga class. Just being aware that there's a potential for you to be in it and respecting wherever you find yourself is good enough.

Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body.

Sometimes the most urgent and vital thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest.

Let your body take care of you.

Pace yourself, pace yourself, pace yourself. And take time to rest. I guess if you don't rest and rejuvenate, then you harden, and I don't want to harden.

Scientists are coming to recognise the effects of the mind on physical health. The sense of relaxation associated with inner peace involves not only being physically at ease. If you are nagged by worry or seething with anger, you’re not really relaxed. The key to relaxation is peace of mind. The relaxation gained from alcohol, drugs or just listening to music may seem attractive, but it doesn’t last.

Take it easy, take it easyDon't let the sound of your own wheelsDrive you crazy.

My health is very much improved.

I want to be relaxed in my personal life. I really don't like to be hassled.

When I was on Broadway, I got really sick with walking pneumonia. I decided not to take my health for granted anymore and make it a priority. The great thing is, the pounds just started to fall off.

I believe that music in itself heals and that everything is about the power of the mind. I thought if you are happy, you don't get ill. Your health is in your head. When you are satisfied with your work, you don't get ill.