Help with Anxiety PodcastsHelp with Anxiety Podcastshttp://www.anxietyslayer.com/help-with-anxiety-podcasts/2013-04-05T03:26:32ZSquarespaceAnxiety Relapse and How to Get Through Ithttp://www.anxietyslayer.com/help-with-anxiety-podcasts/2011/3/17/anxiety-relapse-and-how-to-get-through-it.htmladmin2011-03-17T18:25:55Z2011-03-17T18:25:55Z

In this podcast Shann and Ananga talk about what causes setbacks or relapses on the road to recovery from anxiety and how you can best support yourself when you hit a bump in the road.

 

 

Discussion points include: 

  • What causes someone to experience a relapse?
  • Setbacks from surprising places (non-prescription medications, caffeine, alcohol, recreational drugs, change, environment, hormonal changes)
  • How can you best support yourself when you think you are having a set back? What helps, what hinders?
  • The fear of never being free from anxiety.
  • The importance of valuing small steps, and developing a high priority for self care.
  • The importance of recommitting to self care when you feel challenged by increased symptoms.
  • The power that comes from taking care of the little things and how to build a sense of triumph over adversity.

 

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]]>Acupressure Points & Anxiety Relief: Introducing the Quick Anxiety Stopperhttp://www.anxietyslayer.com/help-with-anxiety-podcasts/2011/3/9/acupressure-points-anxiety-relief-introducing-the-quick-anxi.htmladmin2011-03-09T18:42:28Z2011-03-09T18:42:28Z

We receive regular questions about using acupressure points for anxiety relief, and there are several that are effective. But, in my experience, one of the easiest ways to calm anxiety with acupressure is to use a simple sequence of three acupressure/acupuncture points that are particularly good at calming anxiety and panic attacks.

In this week's podcast Shann and I are talking about these three points, collectively known as the Quick Anxiety Stopper Sequence, and how they work for reducing anxiety and help induce a sense of calm and control.

 

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]]>Get yourself in a state!http://www.anxietyslayer.com/help-with-anxiety-podcasts/2011/3/3/get-yourself-in-a-state.htmladmin2011-03-03T20:25:55Z2011-03-03T20:25:55Z 

Wouldn’t it be great if we could conjure up motivation, enthusiasm or confidence at the drop of a hat?

In this podcast Shann talks about a useful little technique, called anchoring, that you can use to store good past experiences and set them off to invoke a positive state in times of need.

 

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]]>Challenge Your Anxiety by Doing Nothinghttp://www.anxietyslayer.com/help-with-anxiety-podcasts/2011/2/23/challenge-your-anxiety-by-doing-nothing.htmladmin2011-02-23T18:00:29Z2011-02-23T18:00:29Z

It’s getting harder to sit quietly. It’s as if we’ve become allergic to space and we have to fill it, with noise, with TV, with food, or with chatter...

But we don’t feel good when we fill in all the gaps. We start to feel unsettled, exhausted by our own minds whose wheels are spinning 24/7. We can’t find peace because we’ve drowned it out for so long we’ve forgotten where to look for it again.

In this podcast, Ananga talks about the benefits of building pockets of peace into your day.

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For tools to help you experience peace every day try:

Our Yoga Downloads for Stress and Anxiety Relief - in particular Shann's Letting Go Shavasana

Body Scan - Guided Relaxation

Anxiety Breathing Technique - Silent Witness

Restful Awareness - guided breathing exercise for peace

 

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]]>Can Guided Meditation Help You Reduce Stress?http://www.anxietyslayer.com/help-with-anxiety-podcasts/2011/2/8/can-guided-meditation-help-you-reduce-stress.htmladmin2011-02-08T07:28:11Z2011-02-08T07:28:11Z
Stress can be a real threat to your quality of life. When you're busy rushing around, it's easy to slide into a sense of feeling overwhelmed, and find yourself becoming irritable and short-fused with your loved ones.

Occasional spells like this aren't really a major problem, they may ruffle a few feathers here and there, but if stress levels recover again, things usually settle down - until the next time.

When stress becomes a real problem is when it goes unchecked and starts to build up without respite and without release. Once that starts to happen, tempers fray, and poor choices are made due to lack of clear thinking. And it's here that stress can start to cause significant damage in your life. Poor decision making and hasty choices, usually lead to messy complications which then cause further stress.



In this podcast Shann talks about guided meditation and whether or not it's a useful way to get relief from stress.

 

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]]>How to Use Yoga Breathing Exercises to Feel Calmhttp://www.anxietyslayer.com/help-with-anxiety-podcasts/2011/1/30/how-to-use-yoga-breathing-exercises-to-feel-calm.htmladmin2011-01-30T05:36:01Z2011-01-30T05:36:01Z

Yoga breathing exercises work in a similar way to meditation in calming and clearing your mind and bringing a feeling of relaxation to your entire body. In this podcast Ananga talks about how learning some simple exercises can help you control anxiety.

 

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 Related resources you might find helpful

FREE stress relief eBook

How Yoga Breathing Exercises can help you control anxiety

Anxiety Breathing Technique: The Bumble Bee Breath 

Yoga Relaxation downloads

 

 

 

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]]>How to Help a Friend with Anxietyhttp://www.anxietyslayer.com/help-with-anxiety-podcasts/2011/1/18/how-to-help-a-friend-with-anxiety.htmladmin2011-01-18T16:07:24Z2011-01-18T16:07:24Z

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."

Although anxiety is becoming increasingly common, it’s still something that people often feel the need to go through privately. Anxiety causes people to worry about their sanity, their health, and what others will think of them. Regrettably anxiety is one of those conditions that carries a stigma  where some people think you should just snap out of it, have an early night, have a cup of tea and sooner or later you'll be able to pick yourself up and carry on.

In this podcast Shann offers tips for reaching out and helping a friend when they're going through a hard time.

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If you found this podcast helpful please share it. If you are an anxiety sufferer and would like to tell us how your friends can help you, please post a comment.

]]>Does Anxiety Have a Tipping Point?http://www.anxietyslayer.com/help-with-anxiety-podcasts/2011/1/12/does-anxiety-have-a-tipping-point.htmladmin2011-01-12T15:57:00Z2011-01-12T15:57:00Z3032885683_e14c868f59.jpg

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In this podcast Shann and Ananga talk about the things beneath our awareness that can tip us over the edge.

Self knowledge is the start of self healing. Learning to listen to the information your body and mind are feeding back to you moment by moment gives you the opportunity to adjust and respond with gentle balancing actions that can help you calm your nervous system and enter into a more peaceful state of mind.

 

Questions covered in this podcast include:

Does Anxiety have a Tipping Point?

What to we mean by "tipping point"?

How can you know if you're on the edge?

How does knowing this help?

How can you prevent the build up that leads to tipping?

What can you do if you've already tipped?

Where to get tools and support.

 

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If you find this podcast useful, please share it with your friends. 

 

 

 

]]>Meditation for the Days Aheadhttp://www.anxietyslayer.com/help-with-anxiety-podcasts/2010/12/29/meditation-for-the-days-ahead.htmladmin2010-12-29T15:02:41Z2010-12-29T15:02:41Z
Wishing our listeners a bright and happy New Year. We hope you enjoy this uplifting meditation written by Mike Dooley, read by Shann and with music by Ananga.
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]]>Mountain Meditation: Grounding Technique for Anxiety Reliefhttp://www.anxietyslayer.com/help-with-anxiety-podcasts/2010/12/23/mountain-meditation-grounding-technique-for-anxiety-relief.htmladmin2010-12-23T12:35:12Z2010-12-23T12:35:12Z

"When it comes to meditation, mountains have a lot to teach." Jon Kabat-Zinn

Yoga Qi Gong both favour still, standing poses, to develop core strength, stability and peace.

Standing poses invoke the mood of the mountain - still, immovable and solid, whatever weather crashes over head or blows around it, it stands strong, tall and unchanged.

With many of us surrounded by a variety of noise and hustle and bustle throughout the day (and sometimes the night too) it’s important that we find the time to recharge and ground ourselves before our energy gets depleted by pure lack of true peace and rest.

 

In this podcast, Ananga shares a simple exercise using meridian energy points that can help you feel calm and grounded whenever you need to.

 

 

 

image credit: by timbrauhn

 

 

Grounding Technique: Earthing Energy Points

A quick and easy grounding exercise that uses two key meridian energy points (as used in acupuncture and qigong) to help you feel calm and in control of stress and anxiety.

Time: 3 minutes | Price: $3.95

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