• • • A physical therapist offers her best tips—from personal experience—to re-awaken the mind and body after being stuck in stress mode. It was a crisp October day in 2010. I woke up groggy—as one does after a four-hour nap. A long nap usually sounds heavenly,...
Read More♠ When Vata mobilizes in dry, windy autumn, it accumulates in the nervous system and can bring anxiety. Discover Ayurvedic herbs to fight anxiety this season. According to the ancient healing science of Ayurveda, we are in Vata season. The word Vata means to blow or to move like the...
Read MoreIn scents, oils, and creams it’s a resounding “yes!” for lavender as a safe and effective anxiety reliever. Interest in its benefits as an oral supplement is also growing fast. Although we cannot run from anxiety or eliminate it completely, there are small ways we can create more...
Read More♠ 3 steps to warding off rising panic. Deep inside your brain is a tiny, almond-shaped structure whose primary purpose is to keep you safe. Scanning your environment for threat and setting off a cascade of biological changes that galvanize your survival response, your amygdala can save...
Read More♠ Discover common and harmful cognitive distortions, how they work, and why they are misleading. Sometimes, we think about ourselves and our lives in ways that are pretty illogical and even unfair to ourselves. We make interpretations about what’s happening that are twisted and misleading, but we...
Read More♠ Nature provides a welcome respite from the chaos of the modern world. Seeking out the solace found in the natural world can offer a path out of feeling hopeless. When life feels bleak, there are proven benefits to turning to nature to reframe our lives. Nature...
Read More♠ Abdominal massage is a global practice that supports womb health and total-body healing. Learn how this practice can help manage anxiety and support a healthy menstrual cycle. The abdomen is very rarely touched in a typical massage. However, abdominal massage is an ancient practice of healing,...
Read MoreAnxious? Have you tried hypnotism? Hypnotherapist David R. Wright uses hypnotherapy for anxiety relief by tapping into the subconscious and diminishing anxious triggers. When you think of hypnotherapy, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s a devious villain attempting to mind control a victim, or maybe a...
Read MorePregnancy naturally causes anxiety—then tack on a pandemic. Writer Julie Peters shares her journey and how working on stress-management skills helps. You’re facing the big question: when (and whether) to have a baby? Then, you’re in the right situation, you feel ready, everyone is on board...
Read More♦ Immersing our bodies in cold temps may help build our tolerance for stress and possibly even long-term anxiety. These days, if you ask people whether or not they feel some kind of stress they’re liable to laugh. Of course, we’re stressed! Small doses of acute stress (like...
Read MoreDr. Ross Chiaramonte on overcoming dentist phobia. Sponsored Content from Reputation.CA Dental phobia or odontophobia is estimated to plague as many as 35 million Americans, according to the 2012 book The Fearless Smile: Overcoming Dental Phobia. The anxiety generated from booking an appointment and visiting a dentist...
Read MoreMoving can dislodge anxiety from the body. Discover moment practices for anxiety. It’s no surprise that movement can help us manage stress and anxiety. In that context, we’re usually talking about some form of exercise, mental or physical. Movement, however, means more than just exercise, and even...
Read More◊ Feeling the burden of climate change on an emotional level? Here are some skillful ways to manage eco-anxiety. I left the afternoon meeting early to drive home. The hurricane had been downgraded to a tropical depression with minimal rain, but I wanted to be on the...
Read More♠ Something joyful, beautiful, pleasurable, or delicious is happening: Notice moments of sweetness. There’s no shortage of difficult times in our world. Even the richest, healthiest, and most fortunate of us suffer in body and mind from time to time. That was true before the global pandemic...
Read More♠ Anxious? You have the power to make yourself feel better. Have you ever felt like there was no way out of your highly anxious state? Me too. ♠ Anxiety can feel all-consuming, and it usually comes along with a fight-or-flight response that can feel uncomfortable, make dealing with life stressors...
Read More♦ While the chaotic feeling of overwhelm has been normalized—it isn’t “normal.” Here are three ways to overcome the frenzy of your busy schedule and the constant feeling of overwhelm. I had just finished a dizzying round of work deadlines, responsibilities for my kids’ school, and a...
Read More↓ The solar plexus chakra is key when it comes to anxiety. Discover how to bring balance to this chakra. The solar plexus (also known as the third chakra) is the energy bank of the body; its element is fire, and it holds a sun-like, masculine energy. The...
Read More◊ The raisin meditation focuses all your senses to calm anxious thoughts. Fear, anxiety, worry, and dread are all shiny objects to a frenetic mind. And sometimes the mind latches on to an anxiety and won’t let go, leaving us with repetitive thoughts and outsized worries about things...
Read MoreFeeling guilty about not practicing enough self-care or like you’re not doing it right? Go ahead and take these off your list of things to worry about. We’re living in difficult times. There’s COVID itself and the many losses that have come with it. There’s burnout...
Read MoreRacing thoughts can be overwhelming, confusing, and distressing. Racing thoughts may be a daily reality for you or an occasional annoyance. Racing thoughts are common for people with anxiety when they’re facing a stressor. They’re also common in bipolar disorder, ADHD and other medical conditions, according...
Read MoreIf you’re stressed out, and feel like you’re in a pickle, well… good. Because consuming fermented foods like pickles, yogurt, and kombucha may make you feel less anxious. A new study at William and Mary found that people who ate more fermented foods had fewer symptoms of social...
Read More“How can you help yourself feel a sense of calm, reassurance, and peace? The answer is at your feet. Literally.” Have you been feeling a little uncertain lately? Perhaps you are nervous about where the world is heading and whether coronavirus will ever go away. You are...
Read MoreAnything and everything you ingest has a vibration, so be mindful and bring an awareness of spiritual vibration energy to each experience. ↓ Do you find yourself overanalyzing things or worrying about situations that seem to be out of your control? Now more than ever, we need...
Read MoreCold therapy, vocalization, and socializing are just three of six ways to improve vagal tone and reduce stress. Stress is a part of life we all experience, perhaps on a somewhat regular basis. Our nervous system responds to stress by going into a sympathetic state (the...
Read More↓ Some days going to the beach with friends is self-care. Others it may be watching nature shows at home alone. A lot of people associate the summertime with fun, carefree times. We go on trips, we head to the water, and we spend time with friends...
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