Somatic Tools to Relieve Anxiety
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video I share some simple somatic techniques to resolve anxiety. The exercises start at 2:43. Before 2:43, I offer an explanation for why anxiety occurs in the body and why we need movement to release it.
Chapters
00:00 Intro + info on somatic exercises for anxiety
2:43 Begin somatic exercises - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
Exercises start at 2:43.
Wow... Just wow. I continued that action of holding hand over heart, repeating the mantra "I am safe here and now." And I began to sob. Just completely wept.
Intensely, beautiful practice. I'm so glad that I got to experience this. The nervous, anxious, and overwhelm I was feeling has drastically dissipated.
I feel so so fucking good, lol.
How wonderful to read your comment. I'm so glad you found relief and are feeling good! Thank you for sharing your experience.
Hallo Emily❤ I'm doing my recovery and healing program in Alcoholics Anonymous now. There are no words to tell you how grateful I am to you. These exercises and meditations do support me and help me to ground, to connect to my body (I lost this connection long long ago). As I'm at the very beginning of my path, things are not good most of the time, but your videos are the real jewel. Thank you a million times❤
Wow, sending you love on your journey, and thank you so much for your kind words. I’m so glad you’re reconnecting with yourself!
I did this and never expected to cry in the last part ....felt a great relief ...glad i found u ...thank u for sharing ❤
I’m so glad you had a good experience with this. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for this amazing practice! How do you not have more views? This is the first thing that has worked for my anxiety in a while. I have ADHD so being able to move my body and not just focus on my breath is helpful! I feel like a lot of anxiety reduction techniques are inappropriate for me because they ignore the body and then I am even more trapped in my mind. This is perfect! Exactly what I needed. Going to check out the rest of your videos now!
Thank you so much for watching. I’m glad you found this helpful!!!
At the exercise with the hands I immediately started crying after releasing the hands. It felt so good 🌸 thank you 🤗
Hi Emily, I was referred here by my counsellor and my god , did I have my doubts, but holy moly. This was incredible. Mixed with a magnesium spray I have not felt this content in a long time ❤
That’s great to hear 😊 Thanks for sharing!
I have just found your channel and it could not have been more perfect timing for me. I loved following along to this video. Your voice & pace of speaking is instantly soothing. I look forward to exploring your channel & repeating this video when I need it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback! I am so glad you are enjoying my videos.
Thank you Emily for your time and energy and making this extremely informative and helpful video ❤️ abundant love and laughter to you
This was absolutely wonderful!! Went in with an open mind and came out convinced!! You are AMAZING!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you. I’m so glad to hear you felt better.
So very useful. Thank you!
Gratitude for this practice 🌹
God bless you Emily. Thank you for this video.
Thank you so much. I needed this so bad today
Lovely and ahhhh the sound of birds brings so much grounding peace - thank you :)
I’m glad you enjoyed the birds. I wondered if they were distracting or people loved them like I do. 🥰
I can not explain how these videos help me.. I hope you can share some more too..Mant thanks Emiliy. From Turkey with love
These exercises are brilliant! Thank you so much! 🙏🌺
I’m so happy you think so. Thank you!
I'm glad i found you! This is soothing
Thanks for your kind words. I’m glad you found me too! 😁
Thank you so much!! ❤
That was lovely and needed thank you 💖🙏
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching.
The last one was helpful. Thank you!
I’m so glad it was helpful! Thanks for your comment.
I really enjoyed that. Thank you.
I’m so thankful for your feedback and I’m glad to hear you enjoyed 😁
🍊Hi Emily! This whole subject is so interesting, for me... The body at some point registers certain information, which will soon generate a physiological response. Once I feel that I am in the same situation as that of origin, the response will be similar... This seems to be something natural, sometimes there is a response to a danger that is not there, yet the same response is produced. There is a process that repeats itself... until it manages to integrate new information...
I suppose having different tools might smooth it out...
🍎The exercise of squeezing has to do with you, one of my responses in some social situations is the tremor of the hands, and look how peculiar: it's something that trying to hide, is noticed by others... 🙄Thank you, Emily, for the video, for the beautiful surroundings and... for feeding my mind...
Hi Rita. You are correct in the first part of your comment about the body going through a series of innate responses based on a memory being triggered (and the memory can also be a bodily memory, not connected to a story).
Regarding your tremor a Somatic Experiencing session could help you identify the origin or perhaps explore soothing tools for you. Developing a short daily practice around getting your nervous system grounded might help too. Sending best wishes.
This worked very nicely. After the fist hold, a deep yawn surfaced and after finishing the practice the impulse to take a Nap. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and soothing energy.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Sounds like a nap is in order 😁
ur a leader !
This session DRAMATICALLY regulated my breathing. I was able to take more deep, intentional breaths naturally, which made me have a better sense of awareness of the present moment. I feel light now. Thank you immensely 🙏🏼🌹🤍
That is so wonderful!!! Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m so glad these tools worked for you.
Tho
Is is what is called Brahmari Pranayama an Indian yoga breathwork pratice. Check youtube
thank you
Beautiful exercises I ll prescribe my patients suffering from anxiety . Thank you
Thank you so much 💞
@@EmilyWinterSE could you say in general that people are able to do this on their own? Or rather work with the trainer aside?
One reason I put these on TH-cam is that many people can do them on their own. However, I always find it’s helpful to have a little coaching or guidance on the side if it’s available.
I keep having ads pop up for somatic workouts. It costs money. Of course. I finally decided to research on TH-cam somatic workouts. I mean, obviously somatic workouts are on my ad algorithm for a reason lol This is the first video I decided to commit 13 minutes to. I was skeptical watching this video at first. I felt weird. I felt especially weird when I was rubbing my arms on my bare legs (I'm wearing shorts, not pants lol) But then I started to relax and let it be. I felt a weird sensation in my left armpit while rubbing my legs. The friction while rubbing my legs was also bizarre. I didn't like rubbing my bare hands on my bare legs. But I kept doing it. And it brought relief to my back. The craziest part of all was what you suggested next. To put my right hand under my left armpit. WTF were the chances of that? My damn left armpit was feeling all weird (and still is) while rubbing my legs and then you instruct me to essentially soothe it?
Girl, I was skeptical but now I'm ready to watch some more.
You got me crying, experiencing weird sensations, and then having me soothe the exact spot that was uncomfortable.
I am a skeptic no more. Thank you for providing this resource. That shit hit deep and to think that it's free.
Okay, Ima go ahead and hit next now. I'm ready to watch (or listen, rather) to some more.
13:05 minutes of my life well spent. No pun intended.
That is really awesome! Thanks so much for sharing. I also find somatic exercises to be really profound even though they are seemingly simple. I’m glad to hear you’re buying into somatics! 😁
Thanks!
Wow, thank you so much 🩵
Thank you
Thanks for watching :)
Emily thanks for this wonderful video. I am not getting the power in my body. I wonder why? Even pressing the hands seems a heavy job for me.Could you guide me. 🙏
Sometimes somatic exercises bring up sensations we weren’t expecting, like heaviness or fatigue. If it feels like you’re working hard, perhaps let your body rest, and simply visualize yourself doing the exercises. That may be more accessible.
Thank you so much for these exercises! I found myself yawning a lot after the hand squeeze, and my body was gently rocking side to side on its own volition as I was doing the hug at the end... Are these signs of release too?
Yes, rocking and yawning are attempts to downregulate the system and discharge energy.
After the hand squeezing I yawned and cried. What?
This is usually a sign of emotional release/down-regulation of the nervous system.
I just felt the same way! It’s a good thing ❤
I squeezed a blanket and it made me shake all over and then cry. Definitely wasn't expecting that but it did relieve stress fast!
after the squeeze i started crying i was like wow! wasn’t expecting that 🥲💙
Releasing the pain ❤
Yeah…I cried too at the last part where you hug yourself. Why?
Sounds like you had an emotional release, which is really common when we start to settle down from anxiety.
Hi! I got more emotional after this and then it became uncomfortable so I figured it was best to stop. Is there any way to amend this practice in cases where it causes discomfort?
Hi there. Sorry this brought up a lot of discomfort for you! That can happen sometimes. Was it only one part of the exercises that made you upset, or the entire thing? Another option for working with anxiety might be to try my “grounding” video or “the power of voo” and see if those feel better.
@@EmilyWinterSE hi, Thanks for getting back to me. I noticed it as soon as I swayed from side to side.I was feeling anxious from what is perhaps my most powerful trigger and when I started to sway, it's like there were tears that were bunching up in my face and wanting to release but were not able to. I didn't continue with the rest because I felt overwhelmed. Maybe I can try those, instead. I'll keep you posted! 😊
I have such anxiety in my chest 😪
I yawned a few times throughout the practice.
Is this a lecture ?
Sorry, I do talk a bit too long in the beginning. I will put chapters in this video so folks can skip ahead.
I felt nauseous at first, then sleepy then I wanted to start laughing then by the end i teared up a lil ...can someone tell me what that means?? Am I i broken?? 🥹
You are not broken. These are all signs of your nervous system responding to the exercises in various ways. When we do these exercises we wake up our viscera where we store emotional energy. So it sounds like you had a little release.