Breathing Technique to Release Anxiety

Daily Meditation Podcast

Mary Meckley

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.1 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2020

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

"As a nurse, this pandemic has made me very anxious and breathing techniques have been helping me immensely." ~ Roxanne from Canada, your fellow meditator This week, I invite you to follow along with the wisdom from Paramhansa Yogananda who wrote the classic, "Autobiography of a Yogi." In this week's series, we'll be exploring another book he wrote called, "Awaken Your True Potential." You'll explore a different meditation technique in each episode to focus on positivity and to release negative thoughts. This is part 3 of a 7-part Awaken Your Full Potential meditation series, episodes 2166-2172. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: You're invited to take part in a Positivity Quest. Every day this week, notice negative thoughts and switch them around to focus on positivity. THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION TECHNIQUES: Day 1: Reverse Negative Thoughts Visualization Day 2: Affirmation "I am grateful for all I am." Day 3: Inhale + expand abdomen, Exhale + allow it to sink downward Day 4: Vayu Mudra technique Day 5: Fourth Chakra Focus Day 6: Layer the week's techniques together Day 7: Weekly Reflection Meditation LET'S SUPPORT EACH OTHER - WANT TO SHARE YOUR MEDITATION RITUAL WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS? Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This is episode 2,168 of the Daily Meditation Podcast.
0:08.0	I'm Mary Meckley.
0:10.0	Welcome back to our series.
0:12.0	This is day three of the theme we're exploring this week.
0:17.0	This is a theme that's very special.
0:20.0	It's How to awaken your true potential.
0:25.0	And I selected this theme because as we head into
0:30.0	Thanksgiving, which is a national holiday in the United States where I live, and this is a time
0:38.5	to meet with loved ones and to express gratitude.
0:43.0	This year you might be thinking that you don't really know what you're so grateful for because it's been such a tumultuous year.
0:54.0	But there's, in fact, a lot to be grateful for,
0:58.0	no matter what's going on in your life,
1:01.0	whenever you are showing up for yourself authentically. in your unique talents with the world,
1:04.0	authentically, sharing your gifts and your unique talents with the world.
1:10.0	There's always a reason to be grateful for this. In this week's series you are exploring a different
1:20.0	meditation technique in each episode to feel grateful.
1:27.0	In today's episode, you are going to
1:33.4	become more aware of yourself.
1:37.5	And the moment, and this is by more aware of yourself.
1:40.8	And the moment. And this is by following the rhythm and flow of your breath the power of your
1:49.5	breath you'll be tapping into that as you're guided in today's meditation.
1:55.0	Your breath is interconnected with your emotional state.
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