Comments on: Anxiety — “What you resist persists”

By: Andi

Andi — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:40:00 +0000

I took your online Mediation Course after a friend told me about your website. My goal for practicing meditation was to help ease my general and social anxiety. I noticed benefits from my meditation practice two weeks into the course. However, yesterday I had a major “break through”. I was in a business setting that required that I give a brief introduction of myself to a small group of strangers. I always get butterflies, shaky, and blush when I’m in this type of situation, even when it’s with people I already know! Well, I started doing some deep breathing before my turn to speak; it has never helped very much in the past but I do it anyway. To my shock, after about five or so deep breaths while recalling your meditation music in my mind, my butterflies literally stopped. This has never happened to me before! I was so relieved that by the time my turn came to speak, I didn’t have butterflies, didn’t blush, and my hands were not shaking. My immediate thought was that it was due to my consistent practice with your various mediations. Thank you so much for putting these meditations out for everyone to benefit from. I come to the site regularly to do one of the podcasts and look forward to trying new ones as you develop them.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:41:25 +0000

You are welcome, Stephanie. It will be some time until the anxiety project is finished. The earliest would be a month from now. It will definitely be announced on this site when it is available. I’m not sure what form it will take yet – a program that you use on the website, an album or an iPhone app. Hopefully we’ll create it for a variety of formats.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:56:30 +0000

Hi Mary,

I recently discovered your website and podcasts and think they are just wonderful. Thank you so much for your meditations.

I was wondering when this special project on anxiety would be finished and if it would be posted on this site or available somewhere else.

Stephanie

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:38:24 +0000

Welcome back, Margo! Yes, accepting the uncomfortable feelings is key. I’ve been working on a program for anxiety relief and that is one element of it.

I’m intrigued by your observation that the body and mind are screaming for attention. I never really thought of it that way, and it’s a useful way of looking at it. Thanks for commenting!

By: Margo

Margo — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:25:34 +0000

Hello,

I’ve rediscovered your treasure trove of meditation podcasts and I’m truly delighted. I hit a rough patch recently and have been on the vicious anxiety/panic merry go round. The only way to break the cycle is to destress the body, which is in a tense, hypervigilant state. Also, to “accept” and “pass through” the uncomfortable feelings instead or running or to fight them off. Running or fighting only prolongs and enhances the experience.

The other thought to the anxiety/panic monster is that my body and mind are screaming out for attention. It’s not the most comfortable feeling, but the body and mind requires immediate attention.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:56:42 +0000

Thank you, Mary! What I always find fascinating is how everything is evolving, and according to some, except spirit-God-Universe. I believe everything, since it is One, is evolving. Once we find an answer, it naturally leads to a new question.

Patti – my brain is melting! (like the witch in Oz). Yes, it is ironic that we both can ask and answer questions with the latter being most difficult. How this world was put together is rather odd. It takes years to grow a life and only a moment to lose it.

By: patti

patti — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:23:29 +0000

who am i? where am i going? why am i here?
if i spend too much time thinking about those questions, my brains will melt!

it is a subtle irony, is it not, that as humans we have the capacity to ask these questions and much less capacity to answer them.
i should say, we have the capacity, but we have to work much much harder on the answers!

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:26:18 +0000

I understand, Chris, about the daily evolving and changing answers. One thing I love about blogging and the interactivity that’s evolved in the internet is that there is more of a sense of “this is how it looks in this moment” as opposed to “this is how it is, this is what I feel and believe”. It’s made it easier for me to do all of this, knowing it doesn’t have to be the “final answer”, rather an ongoing exploration. And it’s an exploration that we all are involved in together.

“Show, don’t tell” — I love that. I think it happens automatically. You are naturally a teacher, Chris!

By: chris

chris — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:32:06 +0000

Patti, you are right, I do believe fear is the absence of Love. (I am going to say hello on your website) And the next part ties into Mary’s questions about my questions.

Mary, I feel like I am daily evolving, so today’s answers could change tomorrow. For now…..

1) Who am I? (and this I finally felt after your guided meditations) I feel like I am a divine spark, timeless. And sometimes this really scares me!

2) Where am I going? I think I am here to write three screenplays about the context of our story. I did not know (or was even taught) what I said above – a divine spark, timeless. Of course, not directly, but through the power of story. And sometimes this really scares me!

3) Why am I here? To teach, give, and share. My archetype Tarot card is the Teacher. But not directly tell. Show, don’t tell. Again – I think, more often feel, this may be so. And sometimes……

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:48:34 +0000

patti and Chris, your comments and observations are so like my own soul speaking.

Chris, you are welcome. Thank you for being on this journey with us. What have you found so far in answer to those 3 questions?