Calmness Cultivator Pillows

Make it look easy, while underneath you're paddling like hell.

A man ignores a cacophony and eats a sandwich.

All we have in life is this moment...

"We're usually pretty good at spotting job burn-out before it gets bad, but every now and then, someone slips under our radar!"

"Oh good, more time alone for quiet reflection."

Meditation

"She's been in shavasana for - like - a really long time...."

Introducing Ambient Books: No beginning...no middle...no end...just a bunch of sentences specially written to soothe and relax the reader.

The fierce urgency of now - and how to avoid it.

'Wait til you see what fishing does for your nerves, Alice.'

'Please join me now in a group meditation.'

"You can tell us the sound of one hand clapping here, or you can tell us downtown."

Relax.

"You don't get a lot of work done, Jenkins, but I admire how thoroughly unstressed you are."

'So, your anger management class is working?'

The Farmer Sutra.

'I feel wired. I want to feel wireless.'

'Frankly I'm all meditated out.'

Brain and heart sweep away the negative

Sea of Tranquillity

'Fred's a lot more relaxed since he began viewing life as just another spectator sport.'

Weathervanes.

'Yup, might be time for a new gardener.'

Tai Chi vs. Chai Tea

'Disappointed? You ask if I'm disappointed? Well, Arthur, after 38 years of patiently peeling away one onion layer after another, I'll admit I HAD hoped there was something more that a tough, green sprout-thingie at your core!'

"You claim on your résumé that one of your skills is staying calm under stressful situations. I believe you."

'Two thousand seedlings - and I can't bring myself to throw any of them out.'

"Now, now, let's try using our NPR voice."

'I wish I could be as calm as JB when it comes to making decisions.'

'Before we begin may I emit a prolonged rant about my work week?

Chameleon. Calmer Chameleon. Calmer Calmer Calmer Calmer Calmer Chameleon.

"Yoga CAN be of great benefit. . . but only if you learn how to do it PROPERLY!"

'All I said was - chill out don't flap!'

'I feel rootless.'

Consternation/Control