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through anxiety release exercises and supportive tools created to slay your

anxiety.

Welcome to this week's anxiety Slayer podcast. In this episode I want to talk about the benefits of learning a simple breathing exercise to help you calm your mind and rein in anxious thoughts.

When you want to escape from anxiety, one of the easiest ways to do it is to use your breath.

Every emotion you experience has its own breathing pattern.

Anger produces rapid erratic breathing. Sadness makes your sigh and anxiety

is a shallow, fast breathing pattern. You're no doubt already aware that if you're

feeling angry and you take a deep breath and pause,

your anger begins to dissipate and your thoughts begin to settle down and become more rational.

The ancient sciences of yoga and Iraveda both teach that your mind is deeply affected by your breath. When your breathing is fast and shallow, it stirs up your thoughts like the waves on the ocean.

Every wave that crashes to the shore brings with it sand and debris that it is stirred up from the ocean floor.

But beyond the waves where the water is still and deep,

the sand, plants and debris stay settled on the ocean bed.

Beneath the surface of the water, everything is quiet and still.

When you learn to slow and deepen your breath,

your stirred up thoughts and feelings will begin to settle.

And the more you practice directing your breath, the more you can enjoy a sense of internal space and peace where you can sit, rest, and reflect.

And it's in that quiet and unstirred up place that you can feel a sense of relaxed

awareness that's the exact opposite of the experience of anxiety. So here's a simple breathing exercise for you to try. For best

results don't wait until you're feeling anxious to try it but practice it

during times when you feel fairly comfortable so you can get to know it

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