This is Stinn for my meditation station podcast.

Today's guided meditation will help you get to calm quickly in the middle of anxious feelings.

From a calm place you will make better decisions and know better

what to do next. To learn even more about anxiety head over to my other podcast titled

My Thought Coach, where we tackle a real case of anxiety head on. Thanks

for listening.

Shallow and irregular breathing results in an insufficient oxygen supply, the accumulation of bodily

wastes and poisons and inadequate functioning of all body organs.

Breathing that is slow, smooth, and deep

leads to a clear and alert mind.

Close your eyes and focus your mind on your breath. And focus your mind on your breath. Just follow the air as it goes in and as it goes out, feel as it comes in and as it goes out. If your mind begins to wander, just bring it back to your breath.

Feel your stomach rise,

ribs expand, and your collarbone rise.

Breathe in naturally and slowly.

On your next exhalation, release all the air from your lungs without straining.

Let it all go.

Let it all out.

And prepare your lungs to receive fresh oxygen.

Now take in a full deep breath and let this air go to the very bottom of your lungs.

Feel your stomach rise, your chest expand and the collarbone area fill.

Now empty your lungs from top to bottom, let all the air out. Compress your stomach to

squeeze all the stale air and carbon dioxide. Squeeze out every bit of air, let it all go.

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