Mikhail Baryshnikov Quotes

The state of your psyche is reflected in your body.

Happiness is just a positive perception from our brain. Some days, you will be unhappy. Our brain is a tool we use. It's not who we are.

Our thoughts are certainly part of us; they come from us, but we are not our thoughts. Have you ever woken up in the morning and said to yourself, 'I am not going to think today; I am too tired'? No, of course not. Just as breathing happens and is constant, thoughts happen, and they are also constant.

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

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

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.

If I'm not living from my heart, I get sick.

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.

When you're having a bad day at work, a lot of times it's your head. When you're having good days, a lot of times it's the absence of the mind.

The reality is that what you find out is that your head is the medicine. If your head is not in the right place and you don't think positively, all the medicine technology in the world is not going to work.

Nothing mattered except states of mind, chiefly our own.

I'm a very emotional person.

I'm able to tell when I'm in a bad place or super-sad and move on. When you're stuck somewhere, you need to change something to shift the energy.

When I exercise, I need to connect to myself and see how I'm feeling at the moment because my mood is constantly changing.

I have really focused on mindfulness. That helps me make better choices both physically, psychologically, and emotionally.

My mental state is perfectly fine.

I am probably a bit numb upstairs, which is sometimes a good thing.

The physical and the emotional are really connected. Although we know that, you kind of forget it.

I try to be as positive as I can because I truly believe I am my feelings, and if I'm sad, if I have regrets, they will show up as illnesses, they will show up as cancers... I don't want that.

I'm honest with myself how I feel. If I feel good, I feel good. If I don't - if I'm tight - I don't just try to muscle through everything, because you've got to be a little bit smarter.

You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment.

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.

I'm now much more aware of my mental state. I have a lot more control over it and can choose how I feel.

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