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11/30 Calming Anxiety With Your Body’s Built-In Anti-Anxiety Response

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Apr 22, 2021
Discover how your body naturally calms anxiety with simple techniques. Learn to harness the parasympathetic nervous system and influence muscle tension and breathing consciously. Emma shares her experience training to remain calm under pressure and introduces practical tools like mindful awareness and body-based calming techniques. Explore the benefits of laughter, monotasking, and even the cold face dive response. Embrace self-regulation by allowing emotions and practicing awareness, making it easier to navigate stress.
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ANECDOTE

Dog Training Illustrates Body‑to‑Brain Calm

  • A woman taught her dog to lay down in the car to stop it from throwing up every trip.
  • The dog's calm body sent safety signals to its brain and the vomiting stopped.
INSIGHT

Body Signals Power Emotional Reactions

  • Emotional reactions are powered by the fight‑flight response and show up in the body.
  • You can influence autonomic reactions like muscle tension and breathing to change stress levels.
ADVICE

Use Breath To Turn On Calm

  • Choose to breathe deeply or slowly to activate the parasympathetic response.
  • Let your body send calming signals to your brain by changing your breath and muscle tension.
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