“Ballet is the repetitive training of the body for the purpose of executing steps in traditional fashion. It is tied to and bound by the past. It is a disciplined beauty consciously preserved in the image of the old days in societies that were class-conscious and appreciative of elitist physical expertise.” BodyPastPurposeStepsClassFashionTrainingConsciousBoundsTraditionalBalletTiedExpertiseOld DaysAppreciativeRepetitiveElitistExecuting Author:Shirley MacLaine
“Information is key to raising awareness of what our brain withholds from our conscious mind. Unfortunately we are hardwired emotion-driven thinkers. It takes effort and training to exercise introspection and mindfulness.” MindEffortEmotionBrainAwarenessInformationKeysExerciseMindfulnessTrainingConsciousDrivenThinkerIntrospectionConscious MindRaising Awareness Author:David Bloor
“To know is not too demanding: it merely requires memory and time. But to understand is quite a different matter: it requires intellectual ability and training, a self conscious awareness of what one is doing, experience in techniques of analysis and synthesis, and above all, perspective.” KnowsDifferentSelfMatterMemoriesAbilityAwarenessPerspectiveIntellectualTrainingConsciousTechniqueAnalysisSelf ConsciousSynthesisConscious Awareness Book:The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis Source: The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis
“It is possible that an individual may be successful, largely because he conserves all his powers for individual achievement and does not put any of his energy into the training which will give him the ability to act with others. The individual acts promptly, and we are dazzled by his success while only dimly conscious of the inadequacy of his code.” GivingMayDoeIndividualEnergyAbilitySuccessfulAchievementTrainingConsciousCodeBeing SuccessfulInadequacyIndividual Achievement Book:Democracy and Social Ethics Source: Democracy and Social Ethics
“My sport has transformed my body to be powerful for a specific task over years of training and competition. The more tuned for competition I am, the less "feminine" I look, and it has made me feel powerful on the track but self-conscious in the sack. That transformed for me as I let go of feminine ideals of all kinds, in work, parenting, etc.” FeelsYearsLooksKindMadeSelfBodySportsPowerfulLetting GoTrainingConsciousIdealsTasksCompetitionTrackAll KindsEtcFeminineTransformedSelf Conscious Author:Lauren Fleshman
“Nowadays, mindfulness has become a catch-all word, but the general principle of trying to be more conscious and aware in our daily life is very important. Along with this, it's helpful to contemplate some of the mind training verses which are designed to take and transform all of the problems we experience.” TryingMindImportantProblemLife IsPrinciplesMindfulnessTrainingConsciousHelpfulDaily LifeContemplatingVersesMind Training Author:Tenzin Palmo
“If then a practical end must be assigned to a University course, I say it is that of training good members of society... It is the education which gives a man a clear, conscious view of their own opinions and judgements, a truth in developing them, an eloquence in expressing them, and a force in urging them. It teaches him to see things as they are, to go right to the point, to disentangle a skein of thought to detect what is sophistical and to discard what is irrelevant.” IfsMenGivingEndsCoursesForceViewsOpinionTeachClearMembersTrainingConsciousUniversityPracticalsDevelopingJudgementIrrelevantEloquenceIf Then Author:John Henry Newman
“I'm never going to starve myself for a part. I don't want little girls to be like, 'Oh, I want to look like Katniss, so I'm going to skip dinner.' That's something I was really conscious of during training, when you're trying to get your body to look exactly right. I was trying to get my body to look fit and strong-not thin and underfed.” WantLifeTryingLooksLittlesBodyGirlStrongInspiringFitTrainingConsciousDinnerYour BodyLife LessonBody ImageBadassSkipKatnissWomen's BodiesFemale BodyParts Of The BodyConfidence And LoveBody LoveBody ConfidenceInspirational Body Author:Jennifer Lawrence