I made a conscious decision halfway through 2019 to focus on mindfulness. I noticed that my behaviors were not aligning with my desire to be at peace and ease.

Instead, I rushed around a lot, struggled with stress and anxiety, and had a difficult time with sleep.

To change that, I turned to meditate, yoga, and mindfulness.

It’s funny that what has worked best for me to deal with stress and anxiety is what I least wanted to do. I kept thinking: “I don’t have time for that.”

I kept worrying, and I felt worse and worse.

Finally, I decided to make a change. I focused on techniques to help me stop worrying and deal with my anxiety.

I made time in my day and set up a pretty simple schedule. Every morning before work (and on the weekends), I would make time for 15-20 minutes to meditate.

What’s worked for me are guided sessions by Deepak Chopra.

But if that’s not your thing, then I have found the following visual technique to be extremely helpful:

Sit down and relax. Close your eyes, and then slowly breathe in through your nose. As you’re breathing, imagine warming and healing light enter into your body that courses through your veins.

Then slowly exhale through your mouth while you imagine all the darkness and fear within you leaving your body.

Continue to slowly inhale and imagine the light slowly coursing its way through your body, hold your breath for a few moments and then again exhale slowly.

Keep relaxed, still, and keep your eyes closed.

If you would be more relaxed lying down in bed, then do so.

The purpose of the visualization technique is to focus on your breathing, your body, and relaxing your mind.

I know that I rush through life and try to get so much done but I wasn’t taking the time that I needed for self-care.

If you’re stressed out, worried, and dealing with stress, anxiety, or ruminative thoughts, focusing on mindfulness will help.

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