Ariel Garten, a neuroscientist and co-founder of the Muse headband, shares insights on mastering anxiety. She discusses how anxiety functions as a broken alarm system, emphasizing that it's a symptom rather than a flaw. Ariel offers effective strategies for both short-term and long-term relief, including mindfulness and meditation techniques. She also explores how technology can enhance meditation, detailing the benefits of the Muse device for stress and sleep. Transforming adversity into growth is key, encouraging listeners to reframe challenges positively.
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Anxiety as a Broken Alarm
Anxiety functions like a broken alarm system reacting without real danger.
Recognizing this helps liberate you from unnecessary emotional and physiological distress.
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Calm Anxiety with Breath
Notice that despite intense anxious feelings, you are actually safe and okay.
Use deep, slow breathing to calm your nervous system and shift to a state of calm.
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Daily Meditation Habit Benefits
Practice focused attention meditation regularly to train mind and body for anxiety.
Take breaks throughout the day to downregulate your system and maintain calmness.
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Ariel Garten is a neuroscientist, former psychotherapist, and co-founder of Muse, the brain-sensing EEG headband trusted by over half a million users. She’s passionate about revolutionizing brain health through technology, and her work has helped improve meditation, sleep, and stress management. Ariel is a sought-after speaker and has been featured in top media outlets like CNN, Forbes, and The New York Times.
Today on the show we discuss: why your anxiety is a symptom and not a flaw, how to reduce anxiety in the short term and long term, simple ways to calm your regulate your nervous system, why understanding the mind-body connection is so important for your mental health, how to protect yourself from unnecessary anxiety, what must happen in order to master anxiety for good and much more.
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