Sitting in a meeting thinking, "Oh, what now?" or "How am I going to solve this problem?" orthinking "I am not the target.
"Realizing that I am feeling stressed I turn to my breathing.
Thinking to myself "I Am Relaxed.
"I can do this breathing technique inconspicuously.
Taking a deep breath in through my nose while I think "I am" and exhaling slowly through my lips, maybe into my coffee cup to disquise the technique while thinking "Relaxed.
"Ohm, I feel better already.
I keep repeating that technique until I can feel the flush of anxiety leaving my face.
Knowing that I can reduce my feelings of anxiety and remain cool, calm and collected because I am focused on my breathing and taking care of myself.
Another technique I can do in public during a time when I am feeling anxious is "Balloon Belly" breathing.
Focusing on where I am breathing helps reduce my anxiety.
Most of us are upper chest breathers.
That's not an efficient way to breathe.
We are meant to breathe from our diaphragm.
We are meant to breathe from our belly.
So I can put one hand in my lap and notice if I can touch itor make it rise when I inhale and feel my abdomen move away or flatten as I exhale.
This reminds me to breathe more deeply and slowly.
"Cherish Yourself and Others" is another technique I like to use.
From my yoga classes it's typically done with hand and upper body movements but it doesn't need to be.
I can sit in an anxious moment and breathe in feelings of love and tenderness to myself and then breathe out love and tenderness to others.
I do this especially when I am working with someone I don't particularly care to work with.
That never happens to you does it?Probably not, just me.
So sending out a little love to myself and the person I am working on something with can really help reduce my anxiety.
Try these the next time you are at the dentist and are feeling anxious, or are in traffic and feel stressed about when is everyone going to start moving again, or in a meeting with your realtor, or wherever you are feeling stressed whenever and wherever that might be.
Let me know which techniques above work for you and please share any other techniques that you find especially helpful.
Create a space for yourself where you can breathe freely and be the calm person you want to be so that you can accomplish the things you want to accomplish.
All the best in your efforts to reduce your anxiety by breathing.
Take charge of your life and manage your anxiety by breathing through whatever is making you feel anxious.
These techniques work for me and with practice they will work for you.
Take good care ofyourself.
"Realizing that I am feeling stressed I turn to my breathing.
Thinking to myself "I Am Relaxed.
"I can do this breathing technique inconspicuously.
Taking a deep breath in through my nose while I think "I am" and exhaling slowly through my lips, maybe into my coffee cup to disquise the technique while thinking "Relaxed.
"Ohm, I feel better already.
I keep repeating that technique until I can feel the flush of anxiety leaving my face.
Knowing that I can reduce my feelings of anxiety and remain cool, calm and collected because I am focused on my breathing and taking care of myself.
Another technique I can do in public during a time when I am feeling anxious is "Balloon Belly" breathing.
Focusing on where I am breathing helps reduce my anxiety.
Most of us are upper chest breathers.
That's not an efficient way to breathe.
We are meant to breathe from our diaphragm.
We are meant to breathe from our belly.
So I can put one hand in my lap and notice if I can touch itor make it rise when I inhale and feel my abdomen move away or flatten as I exhale.
This reminds me to breathe more deeply and slowly.
"Cherish Yourself and Others" is another technique I like to use.
From my yoga classes it's typically done with hand and upper body movements but it doesn't need to be.
I can sit in an anxious moment and breathe in feelings of love and tenderness to myself and then breathe out love and tenderness to others.
I do this especially when I am working with someone I don't particularly care to work with.
That never happens to you does it?Probably not, just me.
So sending out a little love to myself and the person I am working on something with can really help reduce my anxiety.
Try these the next time you are at the dentist and are feeling anxious, or are in traffic and feel stressed about when is everyone going to start moving again, or in a meeting with your realtor, or wherever you are feeling stressed whenever and wherever that might be.
Let me know which techniques above work for you and please share any other techniques that you find especially helpful.
Create a space for yourself where you can breathe freely and be the calm person you want to be so that you can accomplish the things you want to accomplish.
All the best in your efforts to reduce your anxiety by breathing.
Take charge of your life and manage your anxiety by breathing through whatever is making you feel anxious.
These techniques work for me and with practice they will work for you.
Take good care ofyourself.