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Our new collection of guided relaxations for stress & anxiety relief has just been released on Amazon and iTunes. Listen here:
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June 21, 2010 in stress and anxiety relief 
Please enjoy this sample of our Beyond the Clouds guided relaxation - the full version is available for download now in the Anxiety Slayer Store
March 18, 2010 in stress and anxiety relief 
One of the challenges in relaxing the mind is that it's practically impossible to think of nothing. Our thoughts come and go constantly, when we're feeling anxious and we try to relax and meditate our mind sometimes tunes in to our anxious thoughts. We can feel even worse as the distractions we use to keep unwanted thoughts at bay fade away and we're left facing our fears without diversion.
Fortunately, there's a middle road between trying to think of nothing and feeling uncomfortable and using things like the TV and internet, or rushing around and keeping busy to try and distract your self from anxious thoughts. This middle road is called Restful Awareness. It's a mindful breathing exercise that draws your mind in to specific points of focus that keep your mind distracted and help it come away from anxious thoughts and settle into a state of relaxation.
In this podcast Ananga talks you through a simple restful awareness experience that you can enjoy for yourself:
For maximum benefit from Restful Awareness, we invite you to download our guided mp3 complete with relaxing music from the Anxiety Slayer Store
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March 17, 2010 in stress and anxiety relief
Stress experts are telling us that by the time we get that holiday it’s almost too late. Many of us are so run down before we get a break that when we finally get away our body takes a nose dive and decides to really let go by succumbing to exhaustion or a bug.
We know that a walk, swim, or yoga class are great ways to diffuse stress but a recent study found that we can also achieve great results in relaxation without even leaving our desk. A recent study at the University of Connecticut encouraged participants to try simple stress relief techniques that involved breathing slowly and visualising a peaceful place and found that: “Just four ‘mini relaxation’ stress management sessions (1 1/2 to 2 minutes) over the course of the day reduced work-related stress as effectively as 15-minute blocks of progressive muscle relaxation.”
This podcast includes a brief guided relaxation to help you give your mind a break - listen now: