#yoga

A lot of exercise is mindless; you can have music or the radio on and not be aware. But if you're aware in anything you do - and it doesn't have to be yoga - it changes you. Being present changes you. ↗

— Mariel Hemingway

#aware #being #changes #exercise #lot

For me, first, it's finding quiet in my life - and I do that through yoga and meditation. It's also been a matter of changing the way I eat, because I think what we eat can inform who we are; food is a chemical and a drug to a certain extent. ↗

— Mariel Hemingway

#because #been #certain #certain extent #changing

Starting out in a beginner class and really understanding the fundamentals of yoga is really important. ↗

— Mariel Hemingway

#class #fundamentals #important #out #really

I've always kept fit but I've been doing gym and yoga and will be throwing my stilettoes away for a while! ↗

— Francesca Annis

#away #been #doing #fit #gym

I get into certain yoga positions at times, when I'm working out and for exercises. I use a little of it in some of my meditation, but I chant now and that sort of replaced it. ↗

— John Astin

#chant #exercises #get #i #into

We all think when we’re young that we want excitement and highs and passion. To hell with ordinary.” I smiled and she chuckled. “But when we find ourselves in these adult bodies,” she said. “When we wise up a little, or get slapped in the face by life, we realize we just want all things to be equal.” She put the heels of her hands together near her heart like the Yoga prayer position. “And we want to understand them better. ↗

— Laura Anderson Kurk

#glass-girl #grief #laura-anderson-kurk #meg-kavanagh #relationships

The yogi can relate to his Beloved in the form of a personal relationship-as a friend, a child, a spouse. He can cherish God in traditional religious performances–honoring saints, holy sites, and scriptures. He can hold God dear in the form of union—as his own Self, or in samadhi. All forms of God are equally suitable for love. (165) ↗

— Prem Prakash

#devotion #god #love #relationship #spiritual-relationship

I'm into yoga, I meditate all the time, I'm vegetarian. ↗

— Russell Brand

#into #meditate #time #vegetarian #yoga

To compare Tensegrity with yoga or t'ai chi is not possible. It has a different origin and a different purpose. The origin is shamanic, the purpose is shamanic. ↗

— Carlos Castaneda

#chi #compare #different #origin #possible

I don't smoke, I try to eat right, and I love doing yoga and going for hikes with my dog. ↗

— Sarah Chalke

#doing #eat #going #hikes #i