Gail Sheehy Quotes

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.

I take a massage each week. This isn't an indulgence, it's an investment in your full creative expression/productivity/passion and sustained good health.

When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body's natural capacity to heal itself can begin to work.

There's always a spot for rest, and I find a way.

For me, health starts from the mind, and it really does start from the inside out.

Let others, worn with living / And living's aftermath, / Take Sleep to heal the heart's distress, / Take Love to be their comfortress, / Take Song or Food or Fancy Dress, / But I shall take a Bath.

In a world suffering from mental stress, yoga promises calm. In a distracted world, yoga creates focus, creates concentration. In a world of fear, yoga promises strength and courage. A healthy body and a disciplined mind are the foundations of a world free from fear. In crafting a new self through Yoga, we create a new world.

Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.

In the midst of these hard times it is our good health and good sleep that are enjoyable.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

When you take the time to cleanse your physical body of accumulated stress and toxicity, you are rewarded with increased vitality and optimal health.

True relaxation, which would do me the world of good, does not exist for me.

I get a lot of the ideas when I'm resting - either when I'm meditating or getting some kind of work done on my back, like physical therapy or acupuncture. That's where I get my best ideas, maybe because I'm balancing my body.

Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.

I really believe that breath, in and of itself... can become the ultimate self-healing tool.

No day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap.

I found that quiet place in my home that is my place of refuge. I don't care if you got kids or if you are married. You got to find that one place that is your everybody-off-limit place: unless this place is on fire, or you need to go to the emergency room, don't disturb me. You can go to this place and cleanse, meditate, let God speak to you.

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.

There's nothing better than sinking into my feather pillows after a hard day's work.

I meditate every day, which is profoundly restful and restorative. It wipes out a lot of the fatigue. That's my secret weapon.

I'm a hard worker, very driven, and have never expected anything to come easily. My yoga, a great rejuvenator, helped me to live down my image - this sex symbol thing. It helps me connect with myself.

Once a week, I spend a day luxuriating in bed. I like staying in my house, pottering around, and maybe cooking or just laying around reading. I love doing yoga and transcendental meditation.

Yoga is excellent! It not only keeps me healthy physically but mentally and spiritually also.

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

When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix.