Working with Stress

Meditation reduces stress by altering habitual stress-response pathways in the nervous system. Meditation for anxiety and stress also helps us see our circumstances, thoughts and emotions with a wider perspective. The insight gained through meditation allows us to discern what’s worthy of a stress response, and what is not.

Mindfulness reduces stress and anxiety by bringing our attention to habitual stress response patterns and their ineffectiveness. Mindfulness meditation in particular settles and stabilizes the mind, allowing us to respond more skillfully when challenging or uncomfortable situations arise.

To learn how to meditate for stress reduction, it can be helpful to begin with guided meditation for stress and anxiety. This style of meditation helps calm and stabilize the mind, allowing us to be more present from moment to moment. As we expand our capacity for presence, we become less reactive and better equipped to handle stress.

When you meditate every day a number of changes take place in the body and mind. As the mind habituates itself to calm and steadiness, the body strengthens the neurological pathways that help perpetuate this state – even outside of practice. With daily meditation, your everyday experience of the world becomes imbued with greater peace and ease.