TED Health How to calm your anxiety, from a neuroscientist | Wendy Suzuki
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Jul 9, 2024 
Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki discusses using breathing and movement to calm anxiety, enhance creativity, and foster connections. She shares evidence-based strategies for managing anxiety and highlights the benefits of engaging the body to activate the parasympathetic nervous system.
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Use Boxed Breathing to Calm
- Practice deep, slow breathing using the boxed breathing method: inhale, hold, exhale, and hold each for four counts.
- This technique activates your parasympathetic nervous system and quickly calms anxiety in any situation.
Move to Boost Mood Neurochemicals
- Move your body for at least 10 minutes to boost mood-boosting neurochemicals like dopamine and serotonin.
- Be creative; walks, dancing, or quick exercises can reduce anxiety and improve your mood.
Movement Session Lowers Anxiety
- Wendy Suzuki guided NYU students through a session combining dance, yoga, martial arts, and affirmations.
- Their anxiety scores dropped to normal levels after this movement session.