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Pranayama for Anxiety I

Beginner I
(11 Reviews)
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The busy mind that often accompanies chronic anxiety can make it difficult to meditate or calm your nervous system. In this short class, David shows you how you can use gentle pranayama to more effectively transition into a meditation practice. To watch the rest of this video series, check out David's free Anxiety: A Learning Series. To go deeper into your relationship with your anxiety, go to David's Let Go of Anxiety and Fear 21-Day Program.

Equipment

  • None

Focus

  • Sleep/Relaxation
  • Stress/Anxiety

Style

  • Gentle Yoga
ADavis1984
June 19, 2021
Comment:

Hi David- this is wonderful, thanks for doing this series. It is definitely helping to decrease my own stigma of anxiety.

Question- when we progress into faster breathes- two seconds and then one second, is it normal to experience increased anxiety and heaviness? If so- is the idea that this energy will be released when we return to normal breath? Thank you!

Comment Replies

Fiji McAlpine
June 22, 2021
Comment:

Pranayama, or breathing exercises, are intended to clear out blockages in our subtle body system. These practices ask us to harness the power of intention breathing, breath is our closest link to life, so it's not surprising that breath constraint can cause stress on the body and brain. The more you practice to more you learn to move to and through that line of anxiety with greater ease. There is also a great deal of subconcious release that can take place with breath work, which may lead to a heavy feeling at the start and a lightness later on.

Comment Replies

ADavis1984
June 22, 2021
Comment:

Thanks Fiji. I will try to practice moving to and through that anxiety. I really appreciate your thoughtful comment.

SMZalokar
June 14, 2021
Comment:

Short sweet and easily replicated just about anywhere. I'm taking this one with me. Thank you.

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