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Breathing Retraining

Breathing is a powerful determinant of our physical state. By using this calm breathing technique, you can slow your breathing down and reduce your general level of anxiety, you may even find it relaxing. With enough practice, it can be applied in stressful situations to help reduce your anxiety so that you can remain in the situation and cope through it. This audio file will guide you through the technique. Play Audio

Attention-Retraining

Mindfulness of the breath – meditation (MP3) The following meditations can be used to take a step back and detach from one’s thoughts. Learn to observe and let go of thoughts, rather than getting caught up in them. With practice you will be able to treat thoughts as “just thoughts” and be less tangled in your mind’s chatter. Play Audio

Attention-Retraining

Watching thoughts – meditation (MP3) The following meditations can be used to take a step back and detach from one’s thoughts. Learn to observe and let go of thoughts, rather than getting caught up in them. With practice you will be able to treat thoughts as “just thoughts” and be less tangled in your mind’s chatter. Play Audio

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

This exercise is a Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR). PMR involves tensing and relaxing 16 key muscle groups in the body. During the exercise you are instructed to tense each muscle group for a short period of time and then to let goPlay Audio