{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/693ebc1df3a6f9e20ac00b64/6a20574af8e85cfadadda7b7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Meditation for Anxiety: Finding Calm Through the Senses","description":"<p>In this meditation, I guide you through a practice designed especially for moments of anxiety and stress.</p><p>At times of anxiety, it can become difficult to settle into stillness or even to use the breath as a reliable anchor, as the breath itself is often affected by stress and emotional tension.</p><p>This meditation introduces an alternative approach, using the senses as anchors for awareness and calm.</p><p>We begin by grounding ourselves gently in the body and the present moment before moving through practices of touch, smell, taste and hearing.</p><p>Rather than trying to fight anxiety or force calmness, the meditation encourages you to reconnect with the simple immediacy of sensory experience, allowing awareness to become steadier and more spacious.</p><p>Through conscious attention to physical sensation and sound, the practice offers a practical way to remain grounded even during difficult emotional moments.</p><p>The meditation gently reminds us that calm and presence remain accessible, even when the mind feels unsettled.</p><p>This meditation offers support during stressful or anxious periods, helping you cultivate grounding, calm and emotional steadiness.</p><p>This meditation supports anxiety relief, grounding and sensory awareness.</p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><p> 00:00 – Introduction: Meditation during anxiety</p><p> 01:25 – Opening bell</p><p> 01:37 – Entering meditation gently</p><p> 02:25 – Grounding in the body and present moment</p><p> 03:08 – Why the breath can feel difficult during anxiety</p><p> 03:33 – Using the senses as anchors</p><p> 04:02 – Exploring the sense of touch</p><p> 06:53 – Awareness of smell and taste</p><p> 09:40 – Using hearing as an anchor</p><p> 11:48 – Returning gently to awareness of the breath</p><p> 12:02 – The senses as pathways to calm</p><p> 12:45 – Returning to the room and body</p><p> 13:00 – Closing bell</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Cutdown Studios"}