Quotes by Christy Turlington

“I tried acupuncture, the patch, and hypnosis, but found that I needed to do it alone - when the time was right for me.”

“People always think that if you eat anything as a model, it's amazing. I used to tease them and say, you know I'm going to throw up afterwards.”

“The seated lotus postures are an amazing way to go into meditation, or simply just to take a moment to ground oneself.”

“I sincerely feel that beauty largely comes from within.”

“When you are balanced and when you listen and attend to the needs of your body, mind, and spirit, your natural beauty comes out.”

“It is education that will arm us with the tools that will enable us to succeed and put a stop to the rising rates of preventable death.”

“Most of us harbour a significant amount of subconscious fear about death, and act out of this fear in our daily lives.”

“Sacred spaces can be created in any environment.”

“It is possible to experience an awakening in this life through realising just how precious each moment, each mental process, and each breath truly is.”

“I don't think that artists of any kind would or could sacrifice their artistic freedom by being more responsible with their influence on people, especially young people.”

“Ayurveda is a sister philosophy to yoga. It is the science of life or longevity and it teaches about the power and the cycles of nature, as well as the elements.”

“Parents should not smoke in order to discourage their kids from smoking. A child is more likely to smoke when they have been raised in the environment of a smoker.”

“So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma.”

“A lot of people have questioned how yoga and their own spiritual beliefs can come together. Yoga actually pre-dates religion.”

“Yoga is not a religion to me.”

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