Quotes from Gabrielle Bernstein

Your skin will get better, you're going to be more attractive, you're more likely to get a job - all the things you want, you will get as a result of being in a more calm place.

Stress is actually the number one thing that blocks people from their happiness and well-being and from getting what they want.

Restful sleep is a key ingredient to living a miraculous life. I'm not saying we need eight or ten hours a night to feel fully rested. In fact, sometimes less sleep can be more restorative than many hours. The key is to have real sleep... the drooling-on-the-pillow kind of sleep.

I think religion is a gateway for spiritual awakening.

I got started on my spiritual path when I was a kid. My mom taught me how to meditate and brought me to ashrams and spiritual circles.

The practice of being on a spiritual path isn't about being the best meditator or the kindest possible person or the most enlightened. The practice is about surrendering to love as often as possible.

Spirituality isn't a luxury. It's a must.

I equate physical activity with happiness not just from the perspective of producing endorphins but also from the perspective of really moving through emotions and getting stagnant energy to move through our body.

I started my entrepreneurial journey right out of college. At the age of 21, I incorporated my first business: a PR firm based in New York City.

Since 2005, I have been on a steadfast journey inward as a self-proclaimed Spirit Junkie. And I've never looked back.

I let go of my need to control and allow the Universe to do her thing.

I begin each day with prayer and meditation. Throughout the day, I use affirmations and positive intentions to move through blocks, and each evening, I close the day with self-reflection and an inventory of my growth throughout the day.

I think stress is an addiction. It can be tied to work addiction or busyness addiction or success addiction.

UNIVERSAL LESSON: We are not responsible for what our eyes are seeing. We are responsible for how we perceive what we are seeing.

I believe that my work has been well-received because it is authentic. All people really want are authenticity and truth.

Dreams are the way to unfulfilled wishes in the individual; visions are the way to unfulfilled dreams in mankind.

True manifesting is allowing the universe to catch up with your dreams.

The simple intention to surrender control is all you need to experience miracles.

Forgiveness isn't about letting the other person off the hook - it's about releasing ourselves.

I've learned that fear is simply an illusion based on past experiences that we project into the present and onto the future.

You let go of the past, and stop bringing the past into the present and replaying it into the future. You release guilt, shame, and you can create an entirely new pattern for yourself.