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Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Do you or someone you love have anxiety? You are not alone. Did you know that 40 million adults in the United States are living with anxiety disorders? Let’s break our silence about how anxiety affects our lives. And as we come together you’ll learn how to use a simple technique to shift your anxiety and improve your life.
You can be free from anxiety; peace is as close as your next breath.
Our guest, Sarah Gilbert, has bravely shared her personal story with anxiety. You’ll follow along through her early days as a frightened and overwhelmed mom to a newborn with special needs, to her social isolation and health problems, and to how she decided to break her silence and share her story. She’s a special needs advocate, Yoga for the Special Child and Yoga Spirit practitioner, mom to two caring and creative children, and friend to everyone she meets. Listen in on her journey and get inspired as she shares how a simple technique, a deep breath, is her back pocket tool for beating anxiety.
Here’s your simple tip to begin to shift your anxiety using a deep breath:
Sit comfortably with your feet flat on the floor.
Make sure your body is aligned and well balanced. Find a position where you feel like your skeleton can do the work of holding you up so that your muscles can relax just a little bit.
Inhale deeply and allow your torso to expand with the breath. Think that you are filling up from the inside out, like a balloon. Breath through your nose. If you are congested, no worries, breath through your mouth. This is your breath; make it comfortable for you.
Exhale fully. Feel your torso relax and ‘deflate’ like a balloon.
Repeat. On the inhale, imagine you are filling your body with peace, health, joy, or any other word that speaks to your heart.
On the exhale, imagine stress, tension leaving your body.
Continue, with each inhale fill the body with positive messages.
Repeat at least three times.
Remember that you can use this tool anywhere, anytime you need it. The more you practice, the better you’ll feel. Your neurological response to anxiety will change, one deep breath at a time.
Om shanthi, peace to you,
Gita
Episode #4 – Secret Weapon to Beat Anxiety
00:12 – Introduction
01:00 – 40 million adults afflicted with an anxiety disorder
01:30 – Breaking the silence about anxiety
03:19 – Introduction to Sarah Gilbert
06:00 – What was it like when anxiety turned to something you couldn’t ignore?
07:05 – Needed to figure out how to take care of herself
07:55 – What it feels like to be in a body that is experiencing anxiety
10:50 – How were things socially dealing with anxiety?
14:15 – Sarah was open to many ways of dealing with anxiety
16:01 – What Sarah discovered practicing Yoga
17:20 – Change from Inside out
20:04 – Guided breathing exercise
23:23 – Chant for Peace
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