Quotes about Relaxation

I can't relax. I find vacations problematic.

My passion is to help people live lives with less stress.

I can be chill. That's a side of me that I like. But then, I can also be not so chill. I can get a little stressed out.

Go to a place where you're not going to be stressed, because a honeymoon itself can be a stressful thing.

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

Many of us spend a lot of time sitting—too much time. We sit at our jobs, we sit at our computers, and we sit in our cars. To sit, in this book, means to sit in such a way that you enjoy sitting, to sit in a relaxed way, with your mind awake, calm, and clear. This is what we call sitting , and it takes some training and practice.

Instead of describing sitting meditation as the practice of concentration, looking deeply, and getting insight, I like to describe sitting as enjoying doing nothing.

Don't make a great effort, or struggle, or fight as you sit. Let go of everything. This prevents backache, shoulder-ache, or headache. If you are able to find a cushion that fits your body well, you can sit for a long time without feeling tired.

When you're in bed and unable to sleep, the best thing to do is to go back to your breathing.

If you can be aware that you have a living body, and notice when there's tension in your body, that's already an important insight.

Good wine is a necessity of life for me.

Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of the long day makes that day happier.