"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." Anais Nin

“The idea behind a kaleidoscope is that it's a structure that's filled with broken bits and pieces, and somehow if you can look through them, you still see something beautiful. And I feel like we are all that way a little bit.” Sara Bareilles

“Wasting time is a basic human need. Once we accept that, we can stop fearing our inner “laziness” and begin to build healthy, happy, well-balanced lives.” Devon Price

"Is the world a lying asshole, with bogus expectations? Or is there something wrong with us?" Emily and Amelia Nagoski

"When you reach your edge, soften. Soften until you slip through the constraints and can create a new rhythm, a new route, a new release. Water is soft yet powerful. Reach your edge, and soften." Victoria Erickson

“Just like a sunbeam can't separate itself from the sun, and a wave can't separate itself from the ocean, we can't separate ourselves from one another. We are all part of a vast sea of love, one indivisible divine mind.” Marianne Williamson

"Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it's breathtakingly beautiful.” L.R. Knost

“My love language is safety. And feeling emotionally safe means collecting evidence that I can be my authentic, messy, sometimes dysregulated and struggling human self, and still be valued, cared for, and not abandoned.” Daniell Koepke

“Unless I can discover the alchemical trick of turning this muck into gold. I am lost.” Nietzsche

"The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them. The hunt to discover those jewels - that's creative living.” Elizabeth Gilbert

“The most important aspect of love is not in giving or the receiving: it's in the being." Ram Dass

"Let me bathe my soul in colours, let me swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow." Kahlil Gibran

Deep breaths are like little love notes to your body

November 16, 2016

Our breathing is a stable solid ground that we can take refuge in - Thich Nhat Hanh

Our breath is a wonderful thing.

Our breath keeps us alive.

Our breath fuels and nourishes our body.

Our breath helps to detox our body.

Our breath gently massages the depths of our body.

Thank goodness we all breathe automatically without having to remember to do it (that would be way too stressful!)

Deep conscious breathing however is when the real magic happens.

Deep breathing sends a direct message to our nervous system that it is safe to relax.

Focussing on our breath gets us out of our head and into our heart.

Focussing on our breath helps us to think less and feel more.

Placing our awareness on our breath will always make us feel more comfortable.

Deep breaths are like little

love notes to our body

The good news is we all have constant access to this kind of comfort.

Use your breath to help yourself (because no one else is coming to save you!)

If you catch your muscles tight and stressed - use your breath to help release tension from your body.

If you catch yourself in the overwhelm of your busy thoughts - use your breath to reboot your stress levels and calm your mind.

If you catch yourself in the overwhelm of strong emotions - use your breath to let go and find ease within your precious heart.

Conscious breathing will always bring you back to the present moment.

And it is within the present moment we find our bliss.

Breathe easy

Everything is figureoutable

Find comfort in this moment

You are ok