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Breathing Quotes

Slow down, breathe, and reset.

These breathing quotes describe centering the body in the cold and changing the chemistry of the body through deep breath, offering a path toward Calm.

Breathing exercises produce brain waves.

Quotes by Wim Hof

Deep breathing changes the chemistry of the body by bringing oxygen into the tissue.

Quotes by Wim Hof

In the cold I centre myself and my breathing to transfer all my heat into the centre of my body.

Quotes by Wim Hof

I've got to keep breathing. It'll be my worst business mistake if I don't.

Steve Martin

Calm Quotes

Film is a living, breathing thing. It's very delicate, and you have to listen and watch for what it tells you.

Quotes by Rob Marshall

I've been doing breathing routines for years. It is massive. It helped me in commentary as well.

Quotes by Ravi Shastri

I prefer to be in tune with my surroundings and to be aware of things. I like listening to my foot strike and my breathing. It can be quite soothing.

Quotes by Paula Radcliffe

To the poet fated to be a poet, self-expression is as natural and as involuntary as breathing is to us ordinary mortals.

Quotes by Octavio Paz

I have fabulous sons, but unfortunately, they both have that thrill-seeker gene - bigger, higher, faster, scarier. I have a deal with God. If I'm breathing, that's a prayer for my sons' safety.

Quotes by Linda Thompson

Emotion Quotes

Well, I'm still breathing.

Quotes by Leon Spinks

My only crime is breathing and existing.

Quotes by Laura Loomer

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

Quotes by L. Frank Baum

Repetition is based on body rhythms, so we identify with the heartbeat, or with walking, or with breathing.

Quotes by Karlheinz Stockhausen

Yoga may look peaceful and calming, but even Arnold Schwarzenegger would have trouble breathing after twenty 'surya namaskars' in a row.

Quotes by Kareena Kapoor Khan

Life Quotes

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.

Quotes by John Updike

Doing that hunt scene was really quite demanding. I actually broke a rib during that scene. And then all the scenes after that became quite challenging, just breathing and laughing.

Quotes by Guy Pearce

Breathing is fundamental to speech. A stammer is caused by erratic airflow, so if you have a smooth airflow, you have smooth speech.

Quotes by Gareth Gates

It's a living, breathing thing, acting.

Quotes by Frank Langella

I always say a film should be given breathing space.

Quotes by Farah Khan

Rhythm Quotes

The noise resembles the roar of heavy, distant surf. Standing on the stirring ice one can imagine it is disturbed by the breathing and tossing of a mighty giant below.

Quotes by Ernest Shackleton

Frequently Asked Questions

How do these breathing quotes describe its physical effects?
One quote explains that deep breathing changes the body's chemistry by bringing oxygen into the tissue, tying breath directly to physical wellbeing.
Is breathing linked to mental or emotional states here?
Yes - one quote notes that breathing exercises produce brain waves, connecting breath to what's happening in the mind, not just the body.
Do any quotes connect breathing to rhythm?
One does, grouping breathing with the heartbeat and walking as body rhythms we naturally identify with. Explore more on this idea under Rhythm quotes.
Is breathing described as a tool for staying calm?
Yes - one quote describes centering breathing in the cold to transfer heat into the body's center, a practical, grounding use of breath control.
What makes breathing worth reflecting on according to these quotes?
Together they show breathing as both an automatic body rhythm and something we can consciously use - through exercises or focused centering - to change how we feel.

From brain waves to heartbeat, breathing ties back to the Rhythm of everyday Life in these reflective lines.