Shaun Evans Quotes

I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run.

I think taking vacations and turning off the phone and only doing emails or social media for a specific short amount of time helps with work/life balance. If I'm checking it all day I start to feel cuckoo-bird. So I just do it once or twice a day instead of a thousand. And then remembering that it doesn't matter. It just doesn't matter.

I've become more relaxed. When I was younger, I had more erratic, nervous tension when I was working.

What I'm doing is making sure that I have a balance, and that allows me, I think, to be a better actor and to more easily and quickly access all of the emotions on the scale. I make sure that I read a book on the weekend or read something or do my knitting or do the things that I need to do for myself, like 'Game of Thrones.' Get that balance.

Sometimes, it's healthy to take a step back.

Meditation isn't snake oil. For some people, meditation might be the most efficient way to reduce stress and cultivate mindfulness. But it isn't a panacea. If you don't meditate, there's no need to stress out about it.

You have to find balance. Whenever I start feeling stressed or not feeling myself, it's about balance, and it means I need to find it again.

If I'm in a pressurised situation, I've learned to breathe, chill myself out and be calm.

It can feel like such a hectic lifestyle. We are always busy and always under pressure. So giving myself that 10 minutes of meditation each day has really helped me to relax, restore some perspective, and gain that meditative state.

I'm not a big worrier because I just think stress is just not a good thing... it's just like, what's the point?

In real life, when I can avoid anything stressful, I do.

I think it's really important to not stress out about anything.

We need to build downtime into our lives, so that we can have solitude without feeling overcome with guilt.

One of the things that has changed my life - and this comes from someone who was highly self-critical and a type-A personality - is meditating. The simple act of making my brain shut off for 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes at night may not seem like much, but what ends up happening, besides creating space in your day, is your awake posture begins to replicate your meditative posture.

We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal.

I used to get nervous so I took up Yoga to help me calm down.

Yeah, I try to be really calm.

As I've gotten older, I've really wanted to find more balance and calm.

I needed to take a break from performing, and from the Peas, to be happy. I craved female time, and time with my husband to feed my soul. My life now is about being balanced. I'm passionate about work and working out, seeing friends and family, and letting my hair down once in a while.

If the relentless personal maintenance plan has taken over your life, give it a rest.

Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from a thousand evils.

When I am stressed, my No. 1 reliever is my music.

I think the most important thing is to have fun, and not to take things too seriously. Once you start doing that, then you'll start to crumble.

Meditation was a turning point for me. It helped me deal with a lot of stress and has given me a lot of relaxation.

I try not to worry about things that I can't control.