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Quotes about Mind-body Connection
Use it or lose it" is a law of nature, but mercifully "not a soul will be lost" is a law of the spirit that supersedes it.
— Arianna Huffington
Many of us think of our daily nourishment only in terms of what we eat. But in fact, there are four kinds of food that we consume every day. They are: edible food (what we put in our mouths to nourish our bodies), sensory food (what we smell, hear, taste, feel, and touch), volition (the motivation and intention that fuels us), and consciousness (this includes our individual consciousness, the collective consciousness, and our environment).
— Thich Nhat Hanh
I have always believed that exercise is not only a key to physical health but to peace of mind.
— Nelson Mandela
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
— Joseph Addison
Thinking can push you to do or say things that are destructive, or it can create a lot of love. Every thought will bring a fruit, sometimes right away, sometimes later on. When you produce a thought of hate, anger, or despair, that thought is a poison which will affect your body and your mind. A thought of hatred or anger can lead one person to hurt another. If you commit a violent act, it means you've been producing thoughts of hatred, anger, and the desire to punish.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
What feeds the soul matters as much as what feeds the body. In
— Corrie Ten Boom
Moods never go by praying, moods go by kicking. A mood nearly always has its seat in the physical condition, not in the moral.
— Oswald Chambers
Medical science has come to understand that there is a strong relationship between a person's mental and physical health (Proverbs 14:30, 15:30, 16:24, 17:22).
— Ray Comfort
As a rule, the mind, residing in a body that has become weakened by pampering, is also weak, and where there is no strength of mind there can be no strength of soul.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Find space in your day when you can practice mindful breathing and letting go of tensions.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The goal of fasting is inner unity.
— Thomas Merton
No matter how much talent you have in your mind and spirit, if your body is not able to function, you are not able to fulfill your destiny.
— Bishop TD Jakes