Meditation or yoga to cope with anxiety?

[healthbuilder]

Hello Will,

Instead of medications, better to develop an habit of doing yoga. It allows us to take excess breathe and protects us from several symptoms like anxiety and stress.

 

[Ian Shiel]

I use meditation to get through the worst of the PTSD after the black Saturday fires where I was a firefighter .

Recently I have let the meditation slide in priority and agreed to taking an antidepressant drug in an attempt to reduce the symptoms of the peripheral neuropathy for the chemo.

I have only been on them for two weeks but already had a bad experience at my work place. I was very anxious about changes to the structure, the introduction of a new manager above me, plus many other pressures. I will use the meditation to get off them and deal with the changes at work.

One thing I have done over the past 4 years is make 10 minute audio recordings on my iPhone at locations that are very peaceful and I play them while meditating to help block out the environment noise around me and with my eyes shut I can visualize the location which also help.

Hope this is of some help.

Firestorm fighter

 

[Sweetpea76]

ClairBear, I just read up on iRest too. How did it work out for you?

 

[ClairBear226]

I've actually had good luck with it, Sweet Pea. Quite good forthe anxiety in pparticular, and I find that I sleep much better on days I've gone to a class. I feel better as soon as the I rest session is through, like I've had the best nap EVER.If you have a class nnear you, I'd say its worth trying a few.

 

[Sweetpea76]

I'm glad it is working out for you. I'm definitely going to look into it.

 

[Anna]

I find both meditation and yoga do wonders.

I also do circuit training and lift weights. Since I started this, I feel a lot better. I have more self confidence and my anxiety has gone down a lot. Also my depressive episodes are not as extreme.