While calming music and meditation may work for mild anxiety, these may not be effective for intense anxiety. Fortunately, there's a simple and fast strategy that can help you cope with serious anxiety. By utilizing the mammalian dive reflex, the body's panic response is halted right away, and you'll experience a calming effect. You can get the reflex to kick in within 30 seconds to slow your heart rate and reduce your anxiety fast. Some of the things I share are why traditional coping skills don't work for intense anxiety, how to trigger the mammalian dive reflex, and the science behind why it works so well.

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