Christy Turlington

Model

1969-01-02

Quotes by Christy Turlington

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

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

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• 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.

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• I would be very proud to have influenced anyone that I know or don't know to quit smoking.

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• It turns out that cholera is new to Haiti. It was inadvertently introduced by a group of U.N. peacekeepers stationed in central Haiti who had come from South Asia where it is endemic.

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• Sacred spaces can be created in any environment.

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• As long as I was breathing with the contractions and not pushing against them, I felt better. That idea is fundamental-to feel pain and not to resist; to go towards it. It is an incredibly spiritual practice.

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

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• I think there are so many extra benefits to running besides the health ones that come from getting your heart rate up, sweating, and all that other good stuff.

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• 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.

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• We're living in miraculous times where connections are made at the blink of an eye, the tap of a thumb, and the click of a mouse. We can never replace human interaction, but these simple actions can be powerful and meaningful to those we connect with.

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• You know, all these sentiments about beauty coming from within, they've always resonated when I've read them, but it takes a bit of living to truly appreciate them. To realise we are so much more than our experiences, that we are who we are because of the lessons we've learnt, now that's what true 'beauty' is for me.

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• My weight fluctuates, and I haven't always been skinny. I became curvier in my twenties, but I never felt self-conscious about it; going through different periods is all part of being a woman.

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• Even though Haitian women are considered the 'poto mitan' - the 'central pillars' of the family and their communities - they are often the most underserved members of already poor communities.

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• I run year-round and then ramp up my training for a race a few months before.

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

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

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