Anxiety? Try yawning!

I just came from a great lecture on mindfulness and neuroscience. I learned a lot, which I’ll be sharing. Here’s a great quick idea to use for anxiety.

Try yawning, on purpose, for at least 60 seconds. Two or three minutes is even better. What do you notice? Yawning turns out to be a great “reset” for our brains. It changes our brain chemistry and our body chemistry, and definitely lowers the feeling of anxiety.

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1. Anxious? Some quick anxiety management tools
2. Deep relaxation — a twenty minute exercise to help with stress
3. Our marvelous brains

Tagged as: Anxiety, brain, Mindfulness, Neuroscience, Yawn