Ease Your Anxiety with Mind and Body Exercises
Posted by Tamar Weinberg at 5:00 AM on January 13, 2008
Stressed out? Sit down and relax. If you've been plagued by anxiety, calm down. Get in the zone. The Self Evolution website teaches you how. Of critical importance is how you breathe. Expand your diaphragm to breathe forcefully through your nose. Repeating this technique will cause the tension to leave your body. Spread your legs. Slouch slightly (but only for a few minutes). Kill internal dialogue. You can do this by opening your peripheral vision and performing eye exercises:
Defocus your eyes, and open your peripheral vision. Look at two areas ahead of you, to each side. Picture your conscious thoughts in those areas. Now, draw your gaze up from both points at 45 degree angles until they meet in the high-center of your vision. Next bring the gaze straight down, so it is directly in front of you (a person's face if you are talking to them). Now, picture your gaze coming straight back to your own head, as you return your consciousness to your own mind.How do you stop the worry from creeping in? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Tags: anxiety | mind hacks | relaxation

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GBMax
Posted 11:29 AM 12/1/08
"Look at two areas ahead of you, to each side." Huh??
GBMax
Michaelwon
Posted 12:59 PM 12/1/08
ok?
Michaelwon
mt256
Posted 3:56 PM 12/1/08
this isn't news... clearly this page is from 1993
mt256
edmenard
Posted 4:45 PM 12/1/08
Actually, that two area thing is interesting...have to try it under fire some time.
edmenard
crazysamz
Posted 9:16 PM 12/1/08
Just because this doesn't help any of you, and it may seem like an old article, it's helpful to some people, like me. I have to deal with a lot of anxiety, (I get these "Anxiety Attacks" daily) so this may help me.
crazysamz
SamVed
Posted 12:26 AM 13/1/08
Hu? How do you know that "this technique will cause the tension to leave your body"? There are plenty of stuff like that. Usually works for a moment. Then, bang, it comes back with a vengeance!!
SamVed
Jarick
Posted 9:15 PM 13/1/08
FYI, those of you who get anxiety attacks, check out the book "An End to Panic." Myself and others who suffer from panic disorder have found some relief from it. What I've found is that it's related to stress and meditation or stress relief soothes that anxiety.
The list looked like physical things to alleviate anxiety, and that's nice, but for those who suffer regularly, check out that book.
Jarick