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From the Archives In Case Of Emergency, Press Play: Anxiety · We Didn't Plan for This Podcast

• 0:02
  SPEAKER_00: Hi, this is Adrian.
• 0:04
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to another episode of In Case of Emergency Press Play.
• 0:09
  SPEAKER_00: Have you ever noticed that anxiety always seems to show up with a clipboard full of worst-case scenarios?
• 0:16
  SPEAKER_00: Or maybe it just barges in uninvited and starts listing everything that could possibly go wrong.
• 0:23
  SPEAKER_00: If your mind is running laps around the same thoughts, this practice is for you.
• 0:28
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to your practice.
• 0:31
  SPEAKER_00: Take a moment to settle into a comfortable position.
• 0:35
  SPEAKER_00: Allow the ground beneath you to support the weight of your body.
• 0:41
  SPEAKER_00: There is nowhere else to be right now.
• 0:45
  SPEAKER_00: Nothing to fix.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_00: Nothing to try and figure out.
• 0:51
  SPEAKER_00: Just this breath.
• 0:54
  SPEAKER_00: Just this moment.
• 1:00
  SPEAKER_00: Slowly breathe in through your nose.
• 1:04
  SPEAKER_00: And gently exhale through your mouth.
• 1:10
  SPEAKER_00: Again, breathe in through your nose.
• 1:16
  SPEAKER_00: And gently exhale through your mouth.
• 1:20
  SPEAKER_00: Allow your breath to settle into a smooth and natural rhythm.
• 1:26
  SPEAKER_00: As your body softens, direct your attention to arrive fully here in this moment.
• 1:39
  SPEAKER_00: Take a slow breath in through your nose.
• 1:43
  SPEAKER_00: And exhale through your mouth like you're blowing out a candle.
• 1:49
  SPEAKER_00: Again.
• 1:51
  SPEAKER_00: Breathe in slowly through your nose.
• 1:55
  SPEAKER_00: And exhale through your mouth as if you're blowing out a candle.
• 2:04
  SPEAKER_00: Calm breathing helps calm your body.
• 2:11
  SPEAKER_00: Anxiety is a feeling.
• 2:13
  SPEAKER_00: It is not who you are.
• 2:17
  SPEAKER_00: And right now, your only job is to keep yourself comfortable while any feeling passes.
• 2:26
  SPEAKER_00: Repeat silently to yourself.
• 2:31
  SPEAKER_00: I am safe.
• 2:35
  SPEAKER_00: I am calm.
• 2:39
  SPEAKER_00: I will get through this.
• 2:44
  SPEAKER_00: This feeling will pass.
• 2:46
  SPEAKER_00: Now shake out your hands.
• 2:50
  SPEAKER_00: Imagine shaking tension out through your fingertips.
• 2:54
  SPEAKER_00: Loosen your wrists.
• 2:57
  SPEAKER_00: Soften your shoulders.
• 3:04
  SPEAKER_00: Relax your jaw.
• 3:11
  SPEAKER_00: Stretch your arms overhead if that feels good.
• 3:15
  SPEAKER_00: Then release.
• 3:22
  SPEAKER_00: Take another slow breath.
• 3:24
  SPEAKER_00: Inhale, calm.
• 3:29
  SPEAKER_00: Exhale, relaxed.
• 3:32
  SPEAKER_00: Continue breathing slowly.
• 3:38
  SPEAKER_00: Settle down your nervous system.
• 3:43
  SPEAKER_00: Your body knows how to return to safety.
• 3:52
  SPEAKER_00: Stay and rest here.
• 3:55
  SPEAKER_00: Take all the time that you need.
• 4:01
  SPEAKER_00: From my heart to yours.
• 4:04
  SPEAKER_00: Wherever you are right now.
• 4:07
  SPEAKER_00: Take a breath.
• 4:09
  SPEAKER_00: Loosen your grip a little.
• 4:13
  SPEAKER_00: Be bold.
• 4:16
  SPEAKER_00: Listen and be impeccable with your words.
• 4:22
  SPEAKER_00: Do meaningful work and leave things better than you found them.
• 4:29
  SPEAKER_00: We didn't plan for this.
• 4:32
  SPEAKER_00: But we're here.