Quotes About Mindfulness

Sometimes when I'm at my desk, I'll realize that I have contorted myself completely, and I haven't moved for hours, and that my legs have fallen asleep. I am elsewhere, not in my body, not in the room, not in my house.

The moment that we realize our attention has wandered is the magic moment of the practice, because that's the moment we have the chance to be really different. Instead of judging ourselves, and berating ourselves, and condemning ourselves, we can be gentle with ourselves.

I think many people walk through their lives in an under-slept state not realizing it. It's become this new natural baseline.

I started realizing that music is the one area where I've always let go. When that saxophone goes into my mouth, I get into a space where I never think about the notes I've already played or anticipate the notes ahead.

I could easily go one or two days without realizing that I'm so, so hungry. That's the negative outcome of what I've become.

The program for me, 'The Ultimate New York Body Plan,' is about realizing the best you and really loving the body you create.

If there are people you haven't forgiven, you're not going to really awaken. You have to let go.

If you concentrate on the rear mirror, you'll crash and cause an accident.

It's easy to get rid of things when there is an obvious reason for doing so. It's much more difficult when there is no compelling reason.

Try to arrange things so that you can have a reasonable bit of quiet every day.

You have to be reasonable with yourself and not feel guilty when things aren't perfect.

I was brought up to appreciate the here and now, and, knowing this is your only life, to view death as an inevitable and reassuring end.

Nothing beats SoulCycle for dumbing all the way out or re-calibrating a mood in less than an hour, which is reassuring, since I typically wake up in a panic that's candy-coated with a low-grade rage.

I don't recall ever desiring to go as fast as possible.

I never skipped a meal. I can't even recall a time when I've skipped a meal. I never understand when people say 'I'm so busy, I forgot to eat today.' It's never happened. I always find time!

The fact is that more gratitude one shows, the greater are the blessings one receives from life's natural forces.

Something I practice everyday is Tonglin. It's Tibetan for taking and receiving.

Is very hard to find, like, a recipe to feel good fitness-wise, tennistically, mentally.

If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after.

When you feel the need to moan and groan, laugh with woeful recognition and eat flaky pastries. If you hear yourself taking the art of complaining a little too seriously, ask yourself what you're trying to accomplish, exactly.

Cardiac depression is very powerful; it's very black; it's very dark. What I've learned to do is get out of my head and get into my heart. And it just sounds like an easy thing - it was difficult at first - to truly recognize moment to moment how fortunate I am.

I recognized that I needed to re-train my brain to stop eating like I wanted to punish myself or punish someone else. I needed to re-learn how to eat like I loved myself, and want to nourish and support myself.

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

Gael Clichy who was at the club does a lot of meditation and he recommend it to me because I was such an all-action guy.