If panic or anxiety is a part of your life, it can be helpful to have tools to turn to when signs arise. The breathwork meditation I’ll be guiding you through can help quiet and calm both the physical and emotional aspects of anxiety.
Practicing this meditation (or others like it) on a daily basis can help you become skilled enough that when panic strikes, the technique will come more easily and you can begin using it right away.
This meditation can be done sitting in a chair or on the floor. Placing your left hand flat against your chest with the right palm flat on top of it. Both thumbs are pointing up. Opening your mouth, puckering your lips and extending your tongue slightly beyond the lips. If you are able, curling the tongue into a “u” shape (like in Sitali Pranayam). You’ll be inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your rolled tongue.
We’ll practice for three minutes in this video. On your own, you can build up your practice to 31 minutes.
This video is not intended to be a substitute for professional or treatment. If anxiety or panic is an ongoing issue for you, please seek the advice of a mental health professional or other qualified health provider.
This meditation can be found in The YOGA-CBT Workbook for Anxiety by Julie Greiner-Ferris, LICSW and Manjit Kaur Khalsa, EdD.
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