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. – Christy Turlington
Oh, I’m hardly stylish! I’m such a mess. I don’t even think about what I’m going to wear; it’s the last thing I think about. – Christy Turlington
A lot of people have questioned how yoga and their own spiritual beliefs can come together. Yoga actually pre-dates religion. – Christy Turlington
As a child, the conversations that I liked to have with my friends – or with anyone, for that matter – were always about religion. – Christy Turlington
There has been a lot of media attention around the dangers of drugs used to treat mental illness on the fetus. – Christy Turlington
I grew up Catholic. My mother is from El Salvador, so my family on her side is Roman Catholic. My father is Protestant, and while he was spiritual, he wasn’t much of a churchgoing person. I think it’s fairly common for families to be brought up in the mother’s religion. – Christy Turlington
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. – Christy Turlington
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. – Christy Turlington
Giving birth was probably the most empowering thing I’ve ever done physically. I was like, ‘Now I can do anything. I can run a marathon… I can run three marathons!’ – Christy Turlington
Pranayama is the practice of breath control. The word prana refers not only to breath, but also to air and life itself. – Christy Turlington
I never looked at magazines before I started modeling. I was 13 or 14, and none of my friends were into magazines. We were into the fashion of the day, though. – Christy Turlington
So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma. – Christy Turlington
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. – Christy Turlington
In parts of the world where basic infrastructures like paved roads and transportation systems are underdeveloped, people walk for days to reach a health care provider. – Christy Turlington
I think mothers are so important. I mean, it seems like such an obvious thing to say, but I think we don’t really express that enough, apart from one day a year. So I think we need to come together and celebrate us every day. – Christy Turlington
As a global community, we have to start thinking more seriously about whether there are limits to what our earth can bear and if we’re willing to cope with the struggle for limited resources, which only seem to increase as our population does. – Christy Turlington
Everybody is so anti-aging, but I don’t want to look younger than I am. Our face is a map of our life; the more that’s there, the better. – Christy Turlington
A lot has changed since the 1980s, when the United States was a country with one of the greatest numbers of people infected with HIV. – Christy Turlington
I started practicing Yoga at about 18. I had a friend who was doing it and was incredibly disciplined and meditated all the time. – Christy Turlington
I’m not an everyday fragrance person usually. I wouldn’t put fragrance on before dropping off my kids or going to the gym. – Christy Turlington
Ayurveda is a sister philosophy to yoga. It is the science of life or longevity and it teaches about the power and the cycles of nature, as well as the elements. – Christy Turlington
There are disparities in accessing quality maternity health care in most every country, and most all health systems could and must be improved upon if we want to create healthy families who will thrive. – Christy Turlington
