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Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About Living In The Present Moment

The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.
Thich Nhat Hanh

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Buddha

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the now the primary focus of your life.
Eckhart Tolle

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.
Abraham Maslow

The present moment is a powerful goddess.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The present moment is a gift. That is why we call it the present.
Unknown

The art of life is to live in the present moment.
Emmet Fox

The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
Tara Brach

The present moment is perfect. You don't need to change anything, you don't need to wait for a better moment. This moment is all there is.
Unknown

The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion.
Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About Self-Compassion

Self-compassion is the practice of treating yourself with the same kindness, concern, and support that you would offer to a good friend.
Kristin Neff

Self-compassion is not a form of self-indulgence, it's a form of self-respect.
Neff and Germer

Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.
Christopher Germer

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
Jack Kornfield

Self-compassion is the greatest gift you can give yourself.
Kristin Neff

Self-compassion is a way of looking at yourself and your suffering with kindness and understanding instead of harsh judgment and criticism.
Neff and Germer

Self-compassion is not a luxury, it's a necessity.
Sharon Salzberg

Self-compassion is the key to a happy and fulfilling life.
Neff and Germer

Self-compassion is the foundation of a healthy self-image and a resilient sense of self-worth.
Neff and Germer

Self-compassion is the antidote to self-criticism and self-doubt.
Neff and Germer

Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About Gratitude

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
Melody Beattie

Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.
Amy Collette

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves, and spend without fear of bankruptcy.
Fred De Witt Van Amburgh

Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
Zig Ziglar

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Melody Beattie

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Henry Ward Beecher

Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.
Lionel Hampton

Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seeker’s life – in all human life. If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes.
Sri Chinmoy

Gratitude is a powerful force. It can turn a negative into a positive. Find ways to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.
Author Unknown

Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About Breathing Techniques

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
Thich Nhat Hanh

Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts.
Thich Nhat Hanh

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.
Thich Nhat Hanh

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
Thich Nhat Hanh

The breath is the king of the mind.
B.K.S. Iyengar

Breathing is the greatest pleasure in life.
Giovanni Papini

Breathing is our participation with the cosmic dance.
Michael Stone

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About The Benefits Of Nature

The poetry of the earth is never dead.
John Keats

Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye... it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.
Edvard Munch

The silence of nature is very real. It surrounds you...you can feel it.
Ted Trueblood

The earth laughs in flowers.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature is the art of God.
Dante Alighieri

In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.
John Muir

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao Tzu

The earth has music for those who listen.
William Shakespeare

Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.
Gary Snyder

The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
John Muir

Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About The Importance Of Self-Care

Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.
Eleanor Brown

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.
Steve Maraboli

Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.
Deborah Day

Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.
Audre Lorde

You owe yourself the love that you so freely give to other people.
Unknown

Taking care of yourself is the most powerful way to begin to take care of others.
Bryant McGill

The practice of self-care is not about being selfish or self-indulgent. It is about nourishing yourself so that you can nourish others.
Unknown

Self-care is how you take your power back.
Lalah Delia

Self-care is not a luxury. It is a necessity.
Unknown

Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About The Mind-Body Connection

The mind and body are like parallel universes. Anything that happens in the mental universe must leave tracks in the physical one.
Deepak Chopra

The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.
B.K.S. Iyengar

The mind and body are not separate. What affects one, affects the other.
Unknown

The body is a multilingual being. It speaks through its color and its temperature, the flush of recognition, the glow of love, the ash of pain, the heat of arousal, the coldness of nonconviction.
Eduardo Galeano

The body is a vehicle for the mind, and the mind is a vehicle for the soul.
Unknown

The body is your first home. Breathing in, I arrive in my body. Breathing out, I am home.
Thich Nhat Hanh

The body is the only place you have to live in, so take good care of it.
Unknown

The mind and body are not separate entities. They are intimately connected, and their relationship can influence our overall health and well
being.

The body is a reflection of the mind. If the mind is cluttered, the body will be cluttered.
Unknown

The body is a living, breathing, thinking, feeling organism, and it is intimately connected to the mind and spirit.
Deepak Chopra

Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About Letting Go Of Worries

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
William James

If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.
Amit Ray

The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end.
Jiddu Krishnamurti

The mind is everything. What you think you become.
Buddha

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
Socrates

The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one moment for you to live.
Buddha

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
Alan Watts

Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe.
Mark Twain

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.
Thich Nhat Hanh

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About Finding Inner Peace

The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness.
Jon Kabat

In today's rush, we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just being.
Eckhart Tolle

Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience.
Jon Kabat

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.
Ram Dass

The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.
Jon Kabat

The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self
knowledge has no end.

Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About Meditation

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It's a way of entering into the quiet that's already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day.
Deepak Chopra

Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divinity within you.
Amit Ray

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
Sharon Salzberg

Meditation is a vital way to purify and quiet the mind, thus rejuvenating the body.
Deepak Chopra

Meditation is not a means of escape from the difficulties of life but is a way of looking at them with a clear and calm mind.
Jiddu Krishnamurti

Meditation is not a way of avoiding reality, it is a way of understanding and embracing reality.
Thich Nhat Hanh

Meditation is the secret of all growth in spiritual life and knowledge.
James Allen

Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit.
Jeremy Taylor

Meditation is the art of focusing 100% of your attention in one area. The practice comes with a myriad of well-publicized health benefits including increased concentration, decreased anxiety, and a general feeling of happiness.
Brain Tracy

Meditation is a way of slowing down and ultimately experiencing the world with greater clarity.
Andy Puddicombe

Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About Mindfulness Practices

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
Sharon Salzberg

Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn't more complicated than that. It is opening to or receiving the present moment, pleasant or unpleasant, just as it is, without either clinging to it or rejecting it.
Sylvia Boorstein

Mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.
Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way (which it won't).
James Baraz

Mindfulness is the miracle by which we master and restore ourselves.
Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.
Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives. It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment. We also gain immediate access to our own powerful inner resources for insight, transformation, and healing.
Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About The Power Of Positive Thinking

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.
Steve Jobs

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Marcus Aurelius

The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.
Winston Churchill

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
Zig Ziglar

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
William James

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Plutarch

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About The Impact Of Stress On Health

Stress is not what happens to us. It's our response to what happens. And response is something we can choose.
Maureen Killoran

Stress is the trash of modern life - we all generate it but if you don't dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.
Danzae Pace

Stress is the alarm clock that lets you know you've attached to something not true for you.
Byron Katie

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
Elbert Hubbard

The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on.
Unknown

Mindfulness And Stress Reduction Quotes About Finding Balance In Life

In today's rush, we all think too much — seek too much — want too much — and forget about the joy of just being.
Eckhart Tolle

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good.
James Allen

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