Be Free from Anxiety and Stress for Good! Practice Heart Coherence

On today’s tip of the week, I want to share with you a technique that I have been finding super helpful and relaxing. It only takes two minutes to do and you feel calm and peaceful after doing it. So it is helpful in times when our brain is not helping us out, for example, when we are upset, distracted, stressed out, or ill.

This technique is called heart coherence and it was created by the HeartMath Institute, it is a very easy practice that creates a state of coherence in about 60 seconds by releasing stress and stopping draining emotions such as frustration, irritation, anxiety, and anger. That is because When you are in a coherent state, your thoughts and emotions are balanced, and you experience ease and inner harmony. I’m telling you, it is amazing and you are going to love it.

Here are the steps:

1. Focus your attention on the area of the heart. You can put your hand on the heart area if that helps you focus.
2. Imagine your breath is flowing in and out of your heart or chest area, breathing a little slower and deeper than usual. Suggestion: Inhale for 5 seconds, exhale for 5 seconds (or whatever rhythm is comfortable for you.)
3. Make a sincere attempt to experience a regenerative feeling such as appreciation or care for someone or something in your life. Suggestion: try to re-experience the feeling you have for someone you love, a pet, a special place, an accomplishment, etc., or focus on a feeling of calm or ease. If you are unable to feel, then set then just set the intention to receive appreciation or care while you are breathing.

That is it! That is the exercise. You should feel a sense of calm or peace by the one or two-minute mark. But you can continue doing the exercise as long as you like. I sometimes stay focused on heart breathing for 15minutes, it feels so good it is hard to stop!

Remember, I'm always here to help, email me your questions on meditation and anxiety to ContactToni@drToniCamacho.com, and click here to check out my class on how to manifest the life of your dreams. You are going to love it, the exercises I teach in this class are what have made my life so great but most important peaceful. I highly recommend it.

See you next week
Toni