Feelings - name them to tame themDr Dan Siegal, Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, calls this technique ‘Name it to Tame it.’ It’s a simple, yet
Let’s take a look at what anxiety is, what it feels like, and how it might affect you.
Anxiety is an uncomfortable feeling. Most people feel anxious sometimes.
It is the consequence
Public speaking anxiety
In the first three decades of my career I was afraid of public speaking. At first I was terrified and then, gradually, over the years, as I delivered
If you are feeling stressed or anxious, the Physiological Sigh enables you to feel calmer in real time, and without having to disengage from whatever you are doing.
Did you say ‘Yes, I'm a stressed accountant!'?
You’re not alone. Accountants are reporting huge amounts of stress and emotional overload right now.
A recent study led by the UK’s Chartered Accountants
I learned this breath focused meditation technique from the book The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal. Kelly also wrote the book The Upside of Stress which I recommend you read
Breathing can lower emotional arousal
Use your breath as a natural, simple and effective way to control your anxiety level. Deep breathing techniques produce a bodily response that lowers your feeling
“If you constantly tell yourself that your anxiety is “negative” or “bad,” is it any surprise that your urge to avoid it gets stronger and stronger, and as a result,
Whenever we project ourselves into our future and imagine something bad happening to us, or to those we care about, what we’re actually doing is creating a mental movie. What