Quotes About Relaxation

Laughter is the best form of medicine. For when we laugh, we neither think, grieve, or feel.

The relaxation response yields many long-term benefits in both health and well-being and can be brought on with very simple mental focusing or meditation techniques.

Success is very ephemeral. You depend entirely on the desire of others, which makes it difficult to relax.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill a rich widow

I absolutely love jumping on a plane. I find it to be one of the most wonderful, releasing experiences in the world. Nobody can call me and I have my own space where I can do whatever I want. For some people a long-haul flight is an ordeal, but I love every bit of it.

If the relentless personal maintenance plan has taken over your life, give it a rest.

Probably the most reliable comfort music for me over the years has been Bach.

If it is a relief to take your clothes off at night, be sure that something is wrong. Clothes should not be a burden. They should be a comfort and a protection.

My religion would be a gentle faith that believed in the sacredness of leisure. Napping as a form of prayer.

I've got a bunch of books... I rely on funny books and movies to cheer me up. Oh, but I must say, I do have the world's most perfect husband, so a cuddle from him always cheers me up. He's a good guy.

I really rely on sleep, and some people call me 'The Bear' for my hibernating.

We all notice that the nights that are the most magical are the ones where everybody is taking a deep breath and kind of relaxing into it and relying on the people around you.

Children don't just play any more - they're far too busy learning to fence and taking extra French classes. In the end, you're actually doing more damage to your children by trying to hot-house them. It's far better to remain a calm parent.

To do nothing is also a good remedy.

I'm fortunate I have my father's lovely bungalow with a big garden where the entire family can meet to sing, laugh, drink. No one remembers anything the next day!

I don't think that I'm that easy to live with. I have to be reminded that I can have fun. I need my family to remind me in a loving and nice way to lighten up.

When most people come in from work, 95 percent of them reach for the remote control. Then they read before they go to sleep, to get off to sleep. They do that because reading feels like a duty, and TV feels like fun.

I love a long, deep-tissue massage where they really get in there and remove the knots!

I'm not good at vacationing. I've repeatedly failed at palapas and mai-tais.

I'm not an outdoorsman. I'd rather go see a movie. I don't want to hunt anything.

What I do in the off season that hurts me is I take a month off and I do nothing.

I'm kind of lazy. I like to lie around with my husband and watch TV and stuff like that.

I'm kind of a homebody. My husband says I like to just stay home and do nothing, but that's just how I am.

For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband.