Departing from my sister's bachelorette weekend a couple weeks ago I hit massive amounts of traffic. So bad that my sister's best friend, and the one who was dropping me at the airport, consulted the Android version of Siri. Bad idea. It took us in a huge circle (with more traffic) and right back to the line of traffic we were already in. When I get stressed my hands start to go numb, luckily I wasn't the one driving.
Yogic breathing wasn't helping, but repeating this mantra to remove obstacles brought me a slight amount of peace. The most I felt the whole day. While this practice is not a cure for my anxiety it has helped for me to find ways to get a little control of it. Maybe three-part breathing would've done something for me, but while in that anxious state, it didn't even cross my mind.
The Om Apadamapa mantra is another great mantra to consider. It's also known as the freight train mantra because it's so long. We did learn about mantras in my yoga teacher training, but I'm learning these from AnaLisa Rutstein's Periscope videos. I highly recommend them if you are interested in incorporating mantras into your life. She has a beautiful voice and is awesome about translating and explaining the mantra.
Patience. Apparently, something neither of us had at the time, would have gotten me to the airport with time to pick up water for my slightly dehydrated, post-bachelorette party self. Nope - that didn't happen. Instead, I stood in the wrong line for ten minutes before I realized Regan has multiple security checks depending on your gate. This was followed by a sprint/jog/speed walk in my d'Orsays. So much fun {sarcasm!}.
Finally making my way to the right line, two other passengers were late due to the same traffic. After finally making it through I found my gate, with of course more confusion. Five different flights go out of one gate, some upstairs and some down with, wait for it... a shuttle out to the tarmac. I could not wait for my meager cup of water and to plant my bum in a seat. After 15 minutes of not moving in the bus, we finally made our way to the plane and I to my seat.
Patience is something I've always struggled with, and I often need reminders- this was clearly one of them. As mentioned in a previous post, Just Breathe. It makes things a lot better. Now for that bath. ;)
Yogic breathing wasn't helping, but repeating this mantra to remove obstacles brought me a slight amount of peace. The most I felt the whole day. While this practice is not a cure for my anxiety it has helped for me to find ways to get a little control of it. Maybe three-part breathing would've done something for me, but while in that anxious state, it didn't even cross my mind.
The Om Apadamapa mantra is another great mantra to consider. It's also known as the freight train mantra because it's so long. We did learn about mantras in my yoga teacher training, but I'm learning these from AnaLisa Rutstein's Periscope videos. I highly recommend them if you are interested in incorporating mantras into your life. She has a beautiful voice and is awesome about translating and explaining the mantra.
Patience. Apparently, something neither of us had at the time, would have gotten me to the airport with time to pick up water for my slightly dehydrated, post-bachelorette party self. Nope - that didn't happen. Instead, I stood in the wrong line for ten minutes before I realized Regan has multiple security checks depending on your gate. This was followed by a sprint/jog/speed walk in my d'Orsays. So much fun {sarcasm!}.
Finally making my way to the right line, two other passengers were late due to the same traffic. After finally making it through I found my gate, with of course more confusion. Five different flights go out of one gate, some upstairs and some down with, wait for it... a shuttle out to the tarmac. I could not wait for my meager cup of water and to plant my bum in a seat. After 15 minutes of not moving in the bus, we finally made our way to the plane and I to my seat.
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| I was able to get in a nice yoga practice overlooking a field and the Appalachian Mountains while I was in Maryland. |
What do you do to calm yourself in anxious situations?
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