In the past it was always so perplexing to me when I considered the polarity between my growing calmness and the persistence of my anxiety. The two sides of the coin didn’t always appear to be correlated and that disturbed me deeply. I would constantly ask myself “why is anxiety so stubborn.” Over a period… Read More about Why Anxiety is So Stubborn
The Dynamic Duo
The Dynamic Duo
The distance needed to traverse from anxiety to serenity depends mostly on the time frame you use to measure it. In the beginning of my practice when I would sit down to meditate, within in a matter of minutes, I would find my quiet place, my stillness. While it was such a relief, it only… Read More about The Dynamic Duo
Why Mind-Body Breathing Works
Why Mind-Body Breathing Works
Years ago, when I was battling my stress and anxiety it was totally overwhelming. It didn’t occur to me, then, that my mindset was “this has been a battle for so long, I can’t win this, and there is no calvary coming to rescue me.” This only led to more stress, more anxiety, and a… Read More about Why Mind-Body Breathing Works
Approaching Your Anxiety and Stress
Approaching Your Anxiety and Stress
The first twenty years of my life could be pictured as being immersed in a slow cooker stewing in my traumas, struggles, shame, guilt, and uncertainty so that the only concern I had was how to get through each day, one day after another. My life, as I moved from grade school to college, was… Read More about Approaching Your Anxiety and Stress