There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.
I'm getting older , so I'm quieting down a bit.
Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind.
Yoga is mind wave quieting.
Meditation is really just quieting yourself enough so you can get in touch with your own inner wisdom.
By relaxation, I don't mean falling asleep in front of the TV set or unwinding with friends. The kind I'm talking about is a quieting of mental activity and withdrawal of body and mind from external stimulation.
The quieting of our mind is a political act.
It's about quieting your mind and getting into certain states where everything outside of you doesn't matter in that moment. There are so many things telling you that you can't do something, but you take those thoughts captive, take power over them and change them.