Quotes About Mindfulness

Working out early in the morning is a form of meditation for me. It's practically the only hour to myself and I get to shut off and just sweat it all out.

Even with the sun beaming down on me I'm not sweating in my mind. I'm not sweating in my heart or in my career.

I've really been enjoying The Bar Method because I'm not a sweaty mess when we get to my favorite part of class - the end.

For me, I always think of the image of sweeping out my footprints as I walk through a scene.

Now when I see something beautiful or funny or sweet, sometimes I reach for my camera, but other times I think, 'I need to let this moment exist. I don't have to capture everything. I just want to experience it.'

So this is how you swim inward. So this is how you flow outwards. So this is how you pray.

The only routine I have is going for a run and a swim with the dog in the morning, between 8am and 9am - that is my head-clearing space. I am religious about holding on to that time: whatever happens, I don't want to know about it until after that.

I like to swim. It's good for the body and it helps clear my head.

It takes a while to master the art of hammock-lounging. At first I could only manage five minutes or so before I thought I ought to get out and go and help a child learn how to swim or something. But after observing the Mexicans' capability for staring into space for hours on end, I decided to put in some proper practice.

I meditate - very pretentious - and I try to read as much as I can and swim at the Y.

The best swimmers are the ones that almost don't try the most... It's just about relaxing and enjoying it.

But if you can find that spot - I suppose it's like running - I used to be a swimmer and swim laps, and you just have to be there with what you're doing.

Swimming gives me immense satisfaction.

We play a lot of Nintendo games, a lot of Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, a few different card games, really just stuff so we can stay loose and get your mind off of swimming before going into the meet with full focus.

I think simple's good. That's why I enjoy swimming. It's very primitive, very simple.

I'm really looking forward to just concentrating on the swimming part now instead of what's going on with me outside the pool.

All I really think about is, 'Don't try to kick the ball too hard,' because a lot of times when I missed kicks, it was because I tried to kill it. I just try to think of a smooth swing, being slow and under control, and making the kick.

When I'm swinging the club at my best, it's because I'm not thinking about mechanics at all. I feel like my body is loose. My arms are soft in front of me when I'm setting up, and my chest and shoulders feel as if they can move and turn easily.

Just the ritual of feeling the grip in my fingers and making loose swings is relaxing.

I hear stories of kids trying to swipe left or right on books - we have to rein that back a bit and not become drones ourselves. The more we embrace it, the more machine-like we risk becoming.

To increase our objectivity, we must learn to switch off the mini-movies. Objectivity requires us to be mindful, present in the moment, and experiencing what is happening without judgment.

I'm not very good at going to sleep, and that's probably my worst problem. I don't need much more than seven and a half hours, but I probably get six. I take all my problems to bed with me and fret. I can't switch off.

Yes, I'm grateful for technology. But I'm also happy for the off switch.

The power I would like is to be able to turn off negative emotions and bad moods with the flick of a switch.