Sarah Vaughan Quotes

When I sing, I feel calm.

Having plants and flowers in my space makes me feel very calm and Zen. For me, it's important to meditate every morning to be very clear in the head, and nature really helps me do the same thing.

There's no substitute for the practice of meditation.

Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am.

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.

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

Meditation was a turning point for me. It helped me deal with a lot of stress and has given me a lot of relaxation.

I notice a difference from the moment I meditate.

It was as though all my hostilities, anxieties, and conflicts were in one ball that was flying away into space, farther from me all the time, leaving me content with myself.

I meditate and pray before going onstage - it helps me focus.

To me I've just really, really found a relaxed, peaceful side of my life and I'm enjoying it.

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass.

I always try meditation. Meditation means always keeping one mind, not-moving mind.

I can hardly find the words to describe the peace I felt when I was acting. My dysfunctional self could actually plug in to another self, not my own, and it felt so good.

I am a firm believer that one way to become enlightened is to be so relaxed, as relaxed as you possibly can be.

One thing I do personally started 20 years ago. I started meditating, and I know twice a day I can kind of let everything drop. It's just about being quiet, like drawing back the day, and it allows me to have energy.

I meditate, which I really like. Just 20 minutes twice a day and that really helps.

I meditate so I know how to find a peaceful place within to be calm and peaceful.

I meditate. Meditation helps me.

Music used to be a lot more about angst for me. Now it's the only form of meditation I do.

For me, working out is nothing to do with looks. It's to let it all out - the stress, the self-consciousness - you think less; it makes you more centred.

Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all the emotions of fear and confusion relating to my family.

Sometimes you can find peace of mind by transferring yourself to different situations. They're just reminders to stay... calm.

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

Music is almost like a therapy for me. It helps keep me centered and think straight. Before I discovered it, I was walking around, and it felt like there were 25 extra pounds of gravity on my shoulders. It's like you're mute or something.