Relaxation Techniques for AnxietyNatural Treatments for Anxiety and Depression

Anxiety Natural Remedies: Breathing and Relaxation

The condition of anxiety thrives on shallow breathing, so a major weapon we have in combating anxiety through natural anxiety treatment is simply to learn and develop deep breathing, which actually relaxes our whole system.

Proper deep breathing is a method that uses the whole length, width and depth of the diaphragm, letting this large, long and wide muscle relax so it allows the breath to reach its full potential.

Deep breathing in this case does not mean taking rapid deep breaths that in the end exhaust us, it is a means to relax and fill us with a calm yet vital energy.

Anxiety Natural Remedies: Psycho-Physical Exercise

The condition of anxiety also thrives on an overload of mental energy, disorganised and scattered, fearful thinking, the rest of our being just the recipient of these negative thought patterns which transform into psycho-somatic manifestations, ie physical discomfort and even illness.

So, in order to combat this ‘takeover’ of the body and its energy by the mind and stop perpetuating the anxiety condition, we can start using the body and our vital energy for natural anxiety relief to bring equilibrium to our being. Don’t worry, this is really very simple!

Psycho-physical exercises simply involve body movement and deep breathing. In Yoga and Tai Chi, for example, the movements are synchronised with the breath, while in ‘Shaking and Breathing’ they are less so, but are still equally important.

Anxiety Natural Remedies: Counselling
The condition of anxiety also thrives on scattered thinking and confusion, where we lose our natural ability to see ourselves and our situation clearly. So, being able to put it all out into words with someone who is outside the situation and not judgmental, we start to see what is relevant and what is not, we begin to sort out the root cause of a problem.

And, of course, we get feedback, which is invaluable as an anxiety state tends to blind us to reality, of ourselves and of others. Moreover, the simple fact of sharing one’s problems and difficulties can itself be enormously reassuring because we feel we are no longer alone with our fear.

Anxiety Natural Remedies: Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis: positive re-programming of your mind

The condition of anxiety is one of repetitive negative imagination where one fears and even believes in the worst outcome.

So, our negative thoughts and beliefs will certainly tend to create negative results, but powerful help is at hand through techniques of re-programming our mind with life-affirming, positive thoughts and beliefs, especially about ourselves. For the amazing truth is that our fundamental beliefs and values determine, to a very large degree, the quality of our lives.

We can begin to change ourselves from within by listening to positive thoughts, which are absorbed by our subconscious mind. This may be achieved through either an outside source, eg a specialist CD program, or even through ‘hypnotising’ ourselves!

Here are below just a few anxiety cures, most of which I have tried and found to be extremely effective:
Aromatherapy, Self-hypnosis for weight loss and quit smoking programs, How to relieve pain and stress with self massage, Learning massage, How to get rid of headaches, anxiety and panic attacks, How to relax and sleep like a baby, Reflexology, Reiki, How to overcome depression, etc.

Such anxiety natural remedies can produce astonishingly effective results, so my advice would be not to procrastinate if you feel attracted to any of them.

And of course, we can also use such anxiety natural remedies in conjunction with any other therapeutic program we might be involved in.

Francoise Bonhoure
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