For us to reduce the frequency of the anxiety attacks we experience, we need to cultivate a general sense of calm and easeness within ourselves. How we can do this is by training ourselves - training our minds - to deliberately focus our awareness to the present moment. (To get out of our heads and into our immediate raw reality) This is by practicing mindfulness. In this episode, we dive into mindfulness and practical ways in which we can incorporate this practice into our lives. [This is a continuation of the Dealing with Anxiety miniseries] Let's dive in... Other episodes on anxiety:

  Part 1 of Dealing with anxiety:

https://anchor.fm/tipping-the-scale/episodes/Dealing-with-anxiety-part-uno-1-e179q4n

   Part 2 of Dealing with anxiety - Attachment to pain:

https://anchor.fm/tipping-the-scale/episodes/Dealing-with-Anxiety-part-2-on-pain-e17pb8b

   Part 3 of Dealing with anxiety - Dissolving pain; the link between pain and mindfulness:

https://anchor.fm/tipping-the-scale/episodes/Dissolving-pain---The-link-between-pain-and-mindfulness-e15lo2i

   Part 5 - In the midst of an anxiety attack, what to do:

https://anchor.fm/tipping-the-scale/episodes/In-the-midst-of-an-anxiety-attack-what-to-do-e16fupb