Mindful Breathing Quotes

Careless indifference and bodily restlessness in meditation cause negative vibrations.

Yoga, the physical part, brings health in your body; meditation works on the mind, realizing your self. And they both can be practiced at the same time.

To meditate with mindful breathing is to bring body and mind back to the present moment so that you do not miss your appointment with life.

My wife's trying to get me into yoga, and it's gonna take me a while, but eventually I'm gonna have to.

Our way is to practice one step at a time, one breath at a time, with no gaining idea.

I do Yoga. I'd like to say I do it every morning, but I don't, I just don't have the time.

One conscious breathe in and out is a meditation.

Do not breathe simply to exist.

I've trained myself to find time to exercise relaxation of the body. I have these programs - I just listen to the instructions, and they're simple. Sometimes you just hold your hand tight and keep your breath - you hold it, hold it, feel all the tension, and then relax.

There's no single more powerful or simpler daily practice to further your health and well being than breath work.

I went last week to get hypnotized. To quit smoking. And the hypnotist said, 'The reason you smoke is you're bitter and depressed.' No, the reason I smoke is the little sucker tastes so good.

To breathe properly is to live properly.

I noticed every time I felt overwhelmed, I would hold my breath. I had to learn to stop, relax, and take long deep breaths, and within seconds I would feel more clear and ready to deal with the situation in a more loving way.

If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly.

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

Walk, with awareness. Eat, with awareness. Breathe, with awareness.

Mindfulness means moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness. It is cultivated by refining our capacity to pay attention, intentionally, in the present moment, and then sustaining that attention over time as best we can. In the process, we become more in touch with our life as it is unfolding.

I think when we don't know what to do it's wise to do nothing. Sit down quietly; quiet our hearts and minds and breathe deeply.

You can't meditate on walking or certain human habits. You concentrate too much on the way you walk, and you'll start walking pretty weird.

"I am breathing in and liberating my mind. I am breathing out and liberating my mind." One practices like this.

I'm so used to doing stuff, as you can imagine, fast and on the go, and just calming down, being patient for me is something I have yet to get used to.

Not long ago, in response to a spell of insomnia, I learned some of the principles of meditation, to empty my mind piece by piece. It was like the old game of jacks - cautiously lifting each jack clear of its neighbor until only the empty background remained.

Things that are present - whether it's a conversation with someone who is really grounded in the moment, a movie that feels authentic, or a moment in nature where you feel nothing but the present. It motivates me to truly ground myself, breathe, and push forward. Crashing waves.

Allow your attention to gently alight on your belly, as if you were coming upon a shy animal sunning itself on a tree stump in a clearing in the forest. Feel your belly rise or expand gently on the inbreath, and fall or recede on the outbreath.

I believe that when the going gets tough, you should just hit pause. Assimilate what is happening for 10 minutes. Your thoughts will be much clearer.