Yoga Tools for Overcoming Anxiety

September 25, 2016
3:00-6:00 PM

If you suffer from anxiety, whether it is situational or long-term chronic, this workshop will give you tools to empower yourself to heal from the inside-out, and lessen the effects that anxiety has on your mind and body.

This workshop is designed for those that suffer from anxiety; GAD, Panic Disorder, PTSD. Even though it is taught in a group setting, this is a very private and personal experience. The lights will be low, presentations are given with visual aids (power point presentation, handouts, etc.), and all activities are private; No group work or activities and you will never be asked to speak publicly.

Explore self-healing modalities that are effective and profoundly liberating when combating the debilitating effects of anxiety. Learn breath work, meditation and gentle movement techniques that help to break the psychological, biochemical, and physical cycles that keep anxiety in your life. The combination of the methods that we explore are very powerful.  

A presentation of what happens in your mind and body while experiencing anxiety, and tools to “turn off” the fight or flight response, and “turn on” the relaxation response will be offered. A take-home program with daily exercises and lifestyle suggestions will be handed out as well as a Yoga Nidra cd (deep guided relaxation) to practice in the comfort of your own home.

Some of the common effects of anxiety that yoga techniques can address are:

• Panic attacks
• Difficulty concentrating
• Difficulty controlling worry
• Excess anxiety and worry that is out of proportion to the situation most of the time
• Fatigue
• Irritability
• Muscle tension — shakiness, headaches
• Restlessness or feeling keyed up or “on the edge”
• Sleep disturbance (difficulty falling or staying asleep; or restless, unsatisfying sleep)
• Excessive sweating, palpitations, shortness of breath, and Gastrointestinal issues

Held at Tru Yoga 
7310 Smoke Ranch Road, 89128  
Call 702-331-1600 to register.