Dear Amogh:

Anxiety is a huge problem for so many of us. It does interfere with life, preventing us from paying attention to what we are doing, from enjoying ourselves and from functioning better. Anxiety is suffering.

The good news is that there are things you can do about it. And it can get better, it will get better and better with work, persistence and patience, over time. Even this very day you can do something to feel better, this very hour. Only the anxiety will be back, this is why it takes so much persistence, and time.

Guided meditation does help a lot of people. At first it is difficult for many, to stop the rushing of the thinking, to breathe in and out slowly, but if a person persists, gives it another chance, tries again, it gets easier and it helps.

Because when anxious we rush, slowing down is best. In your daily activities, whenever and wherever it is possible to slow down, do so. Move slower and pay attention to your movements. This practice is called mindfulness, that is being attentive to your body, your movements, your environment. It is a skill that can be developed  over time.

Slow yoga where stretching and holding positions is an excellent practice of mindfulness. When I first attended yoga classes I thought of it as taking an elevator down from the overthinking brain to the body.

There is more of course. There is much more on the Home Page on this website. You can check out the different categories under “BLOG” for articles on Mindfulness.

anita

Sad as it can be, anxiety is evolutionary embedded in us.

There’s no way to eliminate it.

Get to know it a bit better.