Yoga Thoughts and Anxiety

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According to Medical News Today, forty million Americans suffer from anxiety and anxiety-related disorders, but only thirty-six percent seek treatment.

What exactly is this thing called anxiety?

While it was once considered to be a healthy emotion or reaction to environmental stimuli, it has now been deemed a potential behavioral disorder with negative physical, mental and emotional results.

Anxiety is defined by the American Psychological Association as “an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes.” 

Sometimes referred to as the “fight or flight “response, anxiety can produce increased heartbeat, sweating, nervousness, fear, apprehension, worry, and sensitivity to surroundings.

For many people, meditation,  mindfulness, and YOGA can help ease anxiety. Affirmations are another means to address both triggers and stress.

They are positive phrases and statements that replace negative or challenging thoughts. Extremely simple to do, affirmations allow the practitioner to create his or her own statements in order to address a specific situation or concern.

Perhaps it seems too easy. One merely has to repeat some positive phrases and everything disappears? Hmmm....Yoga Thoughts