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Decrease Anxiety & Increase Inner Peace

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Andrea Wachter, LMFT
Psychotherapist and Author
This guided meditation will help you quiet your mind, calm your body, and soothe your nervous system. Whether you are feeling stressed, anxious, or panic, join Andrea for this multi-faceted journey and experience more peace in your day.
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25 reflections
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Crystal
Stress and anxiety
Very calming, stress calming a very good method for calming stress!
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Liv
Anxiety release
I️ found it helpful to replace the feelings of anxiety with the feeling of love
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Tammy
Reducing tension and stress
I really was able to let go of my stress. That letting go left me able to relax and just go within. I felt centered and my headache was reduced.
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Kristin
Anxious love
I learned that when thinking about feeling filled with love I was also filled with anxiety. The bigger the love the more the anxiety. Given my childhood trauma history this makes sense. However I realized that these two emotional states are very intertwined and I want to unpack that in therapy. All of my love is anxious. And a lot of my anxiety is due to things I love. I experience anxious love. They are inseparable.
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Lenny
Separating Anxiety from the self
During this meditation, I noticed that my body began to tense at the calling on the feeling of love. This I’d like to explore. I did also notice that during the “breathing in to certain sensations” exercise, I actually felt a small bit of release—like with every exhale, the sensation slowly blew away with the wind. Anxiety has so many facets, and what works for one facet of anxiety, may not always work for another. The multiple tools did help me to begin to explore different ways to calm myself the moment I feel anxiety within me. One of the most invaluable, was separation. I’m trying to get into a habit of saying things like “there is anxiety within me,” instead of “I am anxious.” The difference in wording creates space, even if just a small one, in my head. I, Lenny, am not anxiety. But I have anxiety within me. And I’m going to begin to explore that.
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Matthew
Nope
Still overflowing with anxiety and stress right now. Wish it would just melt away. Facing a long weekend, hoping something good will occur, but not at all certain it will. Probably need to just head to bed early this evening...like RIGHT NOW.
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Ryan
Anxiety
I learned that being safe is recognizing what’s real and anxiety is driven been perception.
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Matias
Very calming
I wasn’t having anxiety during this meditation but I did it anyways because I’ve been meditating since I started to have even if I don’t actually have at that moment. I found your voice very soothing, almost fell asleep because I felt very relaxed. During this time some thoughts came to my mind but as you said I just focused on my breathing again and again. I used to be afraid of my thoughts because they were the reason of my anxiety but practicing meditation taught me to control my thoughts and decide which of my thoughts are helpful and not helpful. The mind is a very interesting part of our body, is crazy how we can get lost on our own body and mind sometimes.
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Al
Dry mouth
I’m sorry 😐 Does anyone else hear it? I’m sorry 🤐
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Alexis
Calm
I felt a full calm through out my body that I had not felt in a very long time
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Jamie 💜
Inner peace
Very soothing voice. I was really able to sink into this meditation and really connect with the sensations in my body. Great meditation 🧘
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Beth
Saftey
I don’t feel safe at work. Which is what’s causing a lot of anger and tension with in.
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Nathalie
Releasing Anxiety
I noticed that that my mind circle back to my anxieties but focusing on specific parts of the body helped to bring me back to myself.
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Brittany
I felt my face tension melt away. I felt warm, relaxed, happy
I learned that I can relax by practising mindfulness and that I’m safe in this moment.
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Angie
This meditation was very calming, liked the voice
Did this by the pool - all alone🙂 Thought about Greenland Cove😕
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Jessica
I felt calm
I noticed my mind having trouble settling I learned that I can feel safe by remembering to slow down and be present to know that I’m actually factually safe
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Delisa
Calm
I feel much calmer. I am trying to learn to separate my physical sensations from my emotional so I don’t get swept away in worry. I find I do that all - worry about every twinge or ache.
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Cheryl
Meditation
I noticed that I was close to sleep which a few strong twitches. Especially in my right arm.
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Patty
Anxious
I learned anxiety is taking too much of my precious life and feeling safe is a big part of it. This meditation is a gift that I intend to use as a reminder to fill my body with flowers and my breath as a massage.
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Scott
Anxious Feeling
After a very poor sleep, marred my anxiety over very trivial things, this meditation help to center my mind and let go of it
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Caroline
Anxiety
I felt weightless.. like I was floating in the ocean waves, my happiest place in the world.
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Becca
Calming
I felt a peaceful feeling spread through my chest. Reflecting on my love for my cat helped focus my thoughts.
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Kellee
In My Time
Hi! Just want to thank you for allowing me to bask in your words of this meditation. I sort of felt I was in a spa like setting and I was getting a massage and these positive words go into my earphones out to my ears and into my brain. I became very peaceful and at ease. I could see and hear what was going on around me but I was so engrossed that it just fizzled out. Going to sleep will be a breeze tonite. Namaste’
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Vickie
I learned how to calm my mind through mindful meditation. I feel so relaxed after doing this.
I learned that I can relax through the use of mindfulness. Even as I am writing this, I am still relaxed.
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Brendan
Mindful meditation 1
I learned that I can. Focus on my breathing with deep breaths in through nose out through the mouth. When a rumination started to happen I was able to bring it back paying attention to breathing, sensations (tingling, numbness itches, my forehead felt tight). Inhad a few instances that had strange sensation as if my body was releasing a demon although I know there is still thousands more. But it felt good when they left. Namaste