Hey, this is such a well-written piece—love how it breaks down those anxiety myths so clearly! Whenever I start feeling anxious, I turn to my go-to tool: https://breathingexercise.net/en . It’s super easy to use—you just set the number of breaths, follow along, and don’t even have to count or time anything yourself. It really helps me calm down fast.
Looking forward to vagus nerve exercises! As a veteran of anxiety through the ages, I find success with breathing, guided meditation, diet, but am feeling slammed with new challenges. So hopefully trying something new is just what I need. Thank you
Hi Peggy! I hear you, it's so vital, right? I notice myself when talking about something I really care about, like when I'm with patients, I speed up all excited about the topic and I find myself a bit short of breath every time. I learned a while back that this has to do with vagus nerve entirely. Singing classes were a very interesting move to help with that! So much to learn and keep practising. 🥰 Thanks for your comment and thanks for being here!
Looking forward to vagus nerve exercises! As a veteran of anxiety through the ages, I find success with breathing, guided meditation, diet, but am feeling slammed with new challenges. So hopefully trying something new is just what I need. Thank you
The connection between breath and body is so real, and it really helps me. I've been practicing breathing low and slow, all in the belly. Daily meditations every morning. It's spilled over into my daily life. When I remember to do that, I feel so calm!
When I forget and breathe with my shoulders, I get anxious.
Hi Tim! Happy to have you here! 😊 Thanks for your comment. Isn't it amazing what learning how to breathe does... I was once at this Buddhist temple where I joined for a week to learn Vipassana, which is focused on deep breathing along scanning thr body for sensations and nothing else. It was no retreat but actually living and learning with the monks. To say that the way I felt after that week was bliss stays short! I had never felt that good, light and calm in my body. Med school taught me the theory but not the practice...and how important it is to experience both so that we can actually understand what we're talking about! Imho. 🥰
Hey, this is such a well-written piece—love how it breaks down those anxiety myths so clearly! Whenever I start feeling anxious, I turn to my go-to tool: https://breathingexercise.net/en . It’s super easy to use—you just set the number of breaths, follow along, and don’t even have to count or time anything yourself. It really helps me calm down fast.
This is so great and super useful too, thanks so much for sharing Lily! And thanks for being here. :)
Looking forward to vagus nerve exercises! As a veteran of anxiety through the ages, I find success with breathing, guided meditation, diet, but am feeling slammed with new challenges. So hopefully trying something new is just what I need. Thank you
Hi Peggy! I hear you, it's so vital, right? I notice myself when talking about something I really care about, like when I'm with patients, I speed up all excited about the topic and I find myself a bit short of breath every time. I learned a while back that this has to do with vagus nerve entirely. Singing classes were a very interesting move to help with that! So much to learn and keep practising. 🥰 Thanks for your comment and thanks for being here!
Looking forward to vagus nerve exercises! As a veteran of anxiety through the ages, I find success with breathing, guided meditation, diet, but am feeling slammed with new challenges. So hopefully trying something new is just what I need. Thank you
I love the way you broke down anxiety.
The connection between breath and body is so real, and it really helps me. I've been practicing breathing low and slow, all in the belly. Daily meditations every morning. It's spilled over into my daily life. When I remember to do that, I feel so calm!
When I forget and breathe with my shoulders, I get anxious.
Hi Tim! Happy to have you here! 😊 Thanks for your comment. Isn't it amazing what learning how to breathe does... I was once at this Buddhist temple where I joined for a week to learn Vipassana, which is focused on deep breathing along scanning thr body for sensations and nothing else. It was no retreat but actually living and learning with the monks. To say that the way I felt after that week was bliss stays short! I had never felt that good, light and calm in my body. Med school taught me the theory but not the practice...and how important it is to experience both so that we can actually understand what we're talking about! Imho. 🥰