Body Quote by Tara Brach

When we shift back to feeling the sensations in our body and connect to what's in front of us, the creative channel opens up.

— Josh Pais

“Typically, awareness is only directed to the pronounced sensations of the body—the pleasurable and the painful. In yoga, over and over again, we witness…

— Darren Main

Stories can be a jumping-off point to access the emotions and the sensations in the body.

— Tara Brach

“I’m a keeper of flocks. The flock is my thoughts And my thoughts are all sensations. I think with my eyes and with my…

— Alberto Caeiro

“The mind isn’t only the thoughts and sensations constantly streaming through it. There is a silent, invisible foundation to thought and sensations. Until that…

— Deepak Chopra

“Hyperarousal. This may take the form of physical symptoms—increase in heart rate, sweating, difficulty breathing (rapid, shallow, panting, etc.), cold sweats, tingling, and muscular…

— Peter A. Levine

“He trapped my hand against his chest and yanked my sleeve down past my wrist, covering my hand with it. Just as quickly, he…

— Becca Fitzpatrick

“It may have been due to the effect of the gordo blanco on my cognitive functions, but I was suddenly overwhelmed by an extraordinary…

— Graeme Simsion

“BEFRIENDING THE BODY Trauma victims cannot recover until they become familiar with and befriend the sensations in their bodies. Being frightened means that you…

— Bessel A. van der Kolk

All spiritual experiences are sensations in the body. They are simply a graded series of sensations, beginning with the solidity of earth and passing…

— Sri Anirvan

“Yoga practice can make us more and more sensitive to subtler and subtler sensations in the body. Paying attention to and staying with finer…

— Ravi Ravindra

“Do something every day that is loving toward your body and gives you the opportunity to enjoy the sensations of your body.”

— Golda Poretsky