“Before understanding deep breathing’s physiological benefits, you first have to grasp how your body responds to stress. As most people have experienced, when you’re worried, upset, or anxious, you can feel it viscerally — your heart starts to beat faster and faster, you can feel dizzy, and blood rus…”— Amanda Arnold, thecut.com
“'The sea is a really nice thing, isn't it?' 'Yeah, it is. Makes you feel calm.' 'Why is that?' 'Probably 'cause it's so big, with nothing on it.'”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“The soft light of morning falls upon ripening forests of oak and elm, walnut and hickory, and all Nature is thoughtful and calm.”— John Muir, amazon.com
“If you are angry, it will communicate and hurt. If you love, it will communicate and heal. Try to simmer down your anger; turn it into love with understanding, and then decide if you want to speak.”— Yoko Ono, twitter.com
“Funny, how one good cookie could calm the mind and even elevate a troubled soul.”— Dean Koontz, amazon.com
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”— William S. Burroughs, greatist.com
“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world — not even our troubles.”— Charlie Chaplin, books.google.com
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.”— Etty Hillesum, pinterest.com
“Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.”— Robert J. Sawyer, books.google.com
“While there's nothing wrong in being very productive (kudos to you!), your brain still needs some rest to be fully operational whenever you need it.”— Dabeena Harris, amazon.com
“The music helped me focus, there were no words, but the instruments and the melody were uplifting, yet relaxing.”— Catherine Pulsifer, amazon.com
“Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.”— David Mitchell, amazon.com
“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”— Paul Auster, amazon.com