In times of intense stress and anxiety, you need instant relief. Breathe In Calm offers powerful neuroscience-based strategies grounded in mindfulness and yogic breathing to help you find the peace you deserve.
Anxiety affects all aspects of life—including career, family, and relationships. And if you have anxiety, you may feel helpless against your symptoms, and a victim to their impact. But nothing could be further from the truth. You are stronger than your anxiety, and you have all the resources you need to manage it. You just need to learn how to use them. This practical guide will empower you to take charge of your anxiety, so you can take charge of your life.
In Breathe in Calm, a neuroscientist and yoga expert offers powerful tips to help you identify when anxiety is rising, so you can stop feeling helpless and start being proactive. You'll find calming tools—including yogic breathing, mindfulness, and acceptance—to actively soothe your nervous system and regulate your physical and emotional state. You'll also learn ways to stay calm in the moment, develop confidence, and courageously move forward in pursuing the life you desire.
This anti-anxiety tool kit includes:
• Yogic breathing practices and easy postures to soothe the body and mind
• Mindfulness and acceptance tools to help you stay grounded and focused on what matters
• Tools to help you gain awareness of the habits driving your anxiety
• Kindness and compassion tools for self-care
• Tons of downloadable guided meditations and songs
Anxiety doesn't have to run your life. If you're ready to breathe in calm, and breathe out stress, worry, and anxiety—this book will show you how to get started right away.
Author(s): Wegesin, Domonick PHD
Year: 2021
Language: English
Commentary: Breathe In Calm Yogic Breathing and Mindfulness Tools for Instant Anxiety Relief
Pages: 208
Tags: Breathe In Calm, Yogic Breathing and Mindfulness Tools, Instant Anxiety Relief
Introduction: Anxiety and the Tools to Relieve It
The Observer Tool
1. Mindfulness
2. Shine Your Attention’s Spotlight
3. Observing Your Anxiety
4. Noting
5. Peaceful Pause
6. The Anxiety Snowball
7. Body Scan Meditation
The Breathing Tool
8. Rapid Breathing and Panic
9. Slow Breathing
10. Deep Belly Breathing
11. Relaxation Breathing
12. Bee’s Breath
13. Awareness of Breath
The Grounding Tool
14. Touching the Earth
15. Sensing Your Body
16. Soothing Touch
17. Walking Meditation
18. Grounding in Nature
The Acceptance Tool
19. Expectation Versus Reality
20. Resistance to Acceptance
21. Willingness to Experience Anxiety
22. Upgrading Acceptance to Appreciation
The Choice Tool
23. Intentions Help Direct Your Choices
24. Working with Habits
25. Habits Are Driven by Context
26. Behavioral Avoidance
27. Choose to Be Here Now
The Choose Your Story Tool
28. Reinterpret Your Body’s Anxious Reaction
29. Inoculation
30. Choose to Build Resilience
31. To Struggle or Not to Struggle
32. Deprioritizing the Ego
The Kindness Tool
33. Compassion
34. Self-Compassion
35. Compassion Research
36. Building Your Kindness Tool
37. Compassion Meditation
Understanding Rest and Digest
38. The Vagus Nerve and Anxiety
39. Measuring Vagal Tone
40. Heart Rate Variability and Anxiety
41. Increasing Your Vagal Tone
Conclusion
Acknowledgments