Anxiety and Stress Relief Exercises 3 & 4.

Anxiety and Stress Relief Techniques Series Exercises 3 & 4.

Grounding Techniques for anxiety relief.

Anxiety often stems from feeling divided and disorganized. This includes the feeling of being spread all over the place with so many different things to do. The next two exercises will help you gather and center yourself. They will allow you charge and use your energy more efficiently perhaps providing anxiety relief before you need it. If you want, you can record these and listen to them for a better effect.

Exercise 3 The Great Red Oak Tree Meditation

Find a comfortable position to sit or lie in. Close your eyes and allow the familiar feeling of deep and relaxed breathing to take over. Now allow yourself to imagine your body as a great red oak tree. Immovable amongst chaos your trunk is solid and strong. For years you have grown tall and strong, overcoming everything in your path. Now imagine your legs as roots growing deep within the earth. These roots are sturdy and strong, nourishing you with energy from the earth even in the hardest of times.  You notice right now how you feel grounded, centered and strong. Feel the stability your roots provide, feel the replenishing energy from the earth keeping you strong. You feel confident and know from deep within that you can handle any situation.

Exercise 4 The Grounding Wire Meditation

Find a comfortable position to sit or lie in. Close your eyes and allow the familiar feeling of deep and relaxed breathing to take over. Allow yourself to see a strong sturdy wire, cord or rope to come out of the base of your spine. This is your grounding wire. Now imagine this wire to drop deep down into the earth. There it attaches itself with a hook, or by being tied around something, either way it is steadfastly locked in place. While you continue to breathe deeply in a relaxed state of mind, notice how this wire gives you a feeling of stability and peace. No matter what happens, you will always be in connection with the earth, centered and in control.

That’s it for today, next time I’ll give you 3 exercises that will help with releasing muscle tension, another great way for anxiety relief. A relaxed body, leads to a relaxed mind.

Take care,