How to Calm Your Mind by Entering the Moment
December 8, 2010 in stress and anxiety relief 
Anxiety sufferers don't spend much time in the moment. When the mind is disturbed by high levels of stress and anxiety, it's very hard to focus on where you are, or what you're doing. The anxious mind is always clouded by shadows from past painful experiences or negative predictions about what might go wrong in the future. Anxiety robs us of contentment and of any sense of the present moment.
Absent mindedness and anxiety are good friends. Anxiety loves you to be diverted and disconnected, it wants you to be scattered, distracted and ungrounded. That's how it works best.
Mindfulness and relaxation are also friends. Mindfulness brings awareness of the present moment, it brings groundedness, it brings a sense of connection and contentment. This state of restful focus is stabilising and relaxing; and when the mind feels absorbed and relaxed it doesn't get so anxious.
In this podcast I'm sharing how you can learn to calm your mind by engaging it fully in the little things you do every day: walking, cooking, reading, washing dishes. There are so many opportunities to master your mind and reign in negative thinking.
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Listen to the full podcast here:
Read this podcast as an article: How to Use Mindfulness to Calm Anxiety
Other posts you might enjoy:
- Can Curiosity Increase Your Happiness?
- How Mindful Walking Can Help You Relax
- Beginner's Mind
- Changing Your Anxiety Equation
Related Resource:
Anxiety Breathing & MindfulnessTechnique
Silent Witness Breathing A simple anxiety relief breathing practice to help you feel calm and in control of stress and anxious thoughts.
In this guided relaxation, you will learn how to step back from your thoughts and sit with your breath in peaceful contemplation.
Running Time: 6:30 mins | Price: $3.95
