Anxiety Slayer™ with Shann and Ananga

#580 This week on the Anxiety Slayer Podcast, we’re sharing a guided practice for cultivating joy spoken by Shann with music by Ananga.   If you enjoyed the guided relaxation in this episode, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron! We have over 100 Anxiety Slayer downloads available on Patreon including our guided relaxations, Tapping Sessions, teachings from Ayurveda, and extra resources for c...

#579: This week Shann is speaking with Brett Newski, musician, artist, and the author of It’s Hard To Be A Person: defeating anxiety, surviving the world, and having more fun. Brett has a reputation for having a light-hearted attitude even when dealing with heavy topics. Points Covered in the Episode: How making fun of his anxiety and depression helped him thrive as an artist, musician, and author...

#578 This week on the Anxiety Slayer Podcast we’re discussing the practice of tuning up your personal awareness by practicing one of our favorite daily rituals to relieve stress and anxiety.   If you enjoyed the guided relaxation in this episode, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron! We have over 100 Anxiety Slayer downloads available on Patreon including our guided relaxations, Tapping Sessi...

#577 In this week’s Anxiety Slayer podcast, we’re inviting you to cultivate more joy in your life.     Everyone experiences stress and anxiety at different times and varying degrees in their lives. This doesn’t mean that your every waking hour has to be anxiety-ridden.  You can learn to manage anxiety and enjoy a full and happy life.     Did you know that you can support Anxiety Slayer on Patreon...

In this week’s Anxiety Slayer podcast, we’re talking about morning anxiety and sharing a Guided Tapping Session to help you calm anxiety and ease into your day.   If you enjoyed the guided relaxation in this episode, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron! We have over 100 Anxiety Slayer downloads available on Patreon including our guided relaxations, Tapping Sessions, teachings from Ayurveda,...

#575: In this week’s Anxiety Slayer podcast, Shann is speaking with mind-body health specialist, meditation teacher, and acclaimed author of When Women Rise. Be sure to listen in for Michele’s guided relaxation midway through the episode. Dr. Michele Kambolis is Clinical Director of the Harbourside Counseling Centre in Vancouver. She is a mind-body health specialist, meditation teacher, registered...

#574 In this week's Anxiety Slayer podcast, we’re sharing tips on how you can calm your nervous system during darker days and challenging times. We also share a relaxing guided practice to regain calm, confidence and clarity.   If you enjoyed the guided relaxation in this episode, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron! We have over 100 Anxiety Slayer downloads available on Patreon including ou...

#573 In this week's Anxiety Slayer podcast, we’re discussing Ayurveda’s take on New Years Resolutions. We're sharing insights into the different mind/body types of Ayurveda and how they each make resolutions. And how knowing the energies of the season can help us look after our bodies and minds.   If you enjoyed this guided relaxation we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron! We have over 100 Anx...

This week on the Anxiety Slayer Podcast we're sharing our most popular interview from 2021 featuring Dr. Carolyn Dean. Shann and Dr. Dean share a potent conversation about Magnesium-deficient anxiety and how Magnesium plays an important role in our overall health and wellness.   Points covered in this episode How Magnesium deficiency wreaks havoc on our bodies and mental health and the symptoms th...

#572: We hope you enjoy this Guided Relaxation from our Peace album Beyond the Clouds is a guided relaxation for anxiety relief and respite from anxious racing thoughts. This practice is lead by Shann with music by Ananga.   If you enjoyed this guided relaxation we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron! We have over 100 Anxiety Slayer downloads available on Patreon including our guided relaxation...

#571 This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast, Shann is speaking with Grammy-winning pianist and composer, Peter Kater about the healing power of music and Rapture, the new album he composed during the pandemic. While Peter’s music has uplifted, soothed, healed, and inspired the lives of millions of people all around the world for decades, he finds himself increasingly focused on helping individual...

#570 This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast we're sharing our favorite tips for calming anxiety during the holiday season. This episode includes a self-care guided relaxation for busy times.   Today’s Anxiety Slayer podcast is sponsored by Betterhelp and Organifi   Are stress and anxiety interfering with your happiness? Have you been considering seeing a therapist but not sure where to start? Bet...

#569 Today we’re discussing how to get through a rough day with anxiety. Referencing our experience as well as suggestions we hear from anxiety slayers in our community.   Today’s Anxiety Slayer podcast is sponsored by Betterhelp and Organifi   Are stress and anxiety interfering with your happiness? Have you been considering seeing a therapist but not sure where to start? Betterhelp will assess yo...

#568 In this week's Anxiety Slayer podcast, we're sharing some simple tips to help you calm anxiety and improve your sleep. This episode includes a Guided Tapping Session.   This episode of Anxiety Slayer is sponsored by Organifi. Organifi creates superfood blends that offers plant-based nutrition made with high-quality ingredients. Each Organifi blend is science-backed to craft the most effective...

#567 Welcome back to the Anxiety Slayer Podcast. Today Shann is speaking with Vee Lockhard, co-creator of Snoozecast, the podcast created to help you fall asleep. As someone who has personal experience living with anxiety, Vee knows exactly how anxiety can sneak into bed with you, even if you felt ready for bed all day. Vee and her husband started Snoozecast to share their love of this simple but...

#566 In this week's Anxiety Slayer podcast, we're talking about how feeling ungrounded increases anxiety and sharing some simple practices to help you feel more calm and rooted in your life. Today’s Anxiety Slayer podcast is sponsored by Betterhelp Are stress and anxiety interfering with your happiness? Have you been considering seeing a therapist but not sure where to start? Betterhelp will asses...

#565 In this week's Anxiety Slayer podcast, we're responding to a listener question and sharing some teachings from Ayurveda on the nature of the mind and how to calm a restless mind.   Today’s Anxiety Slayer podcast is sponsored by Betterhelp Are stress and anxiety interfering with your happiness? Have you been considering seeing a therapist but not sure where to start? Betterhelp will assess you...

#564 In this week's Anxiety Slayer podcast, we're talking about different practices to help calm health anxiety and send a relaxed healing intention to our areas of concern.   12th ANNIVERSARY SALE - 2 DAYS LEFT Save 50% on all Anxiety Slayer Academy Courses, including our best-selling courses on health anxiety and how to stop anxiety attacks. USE COUPON CODE: halfpricesale at anxietyslayer.teacha...

#563 In this week's Anxiety Slayer podcast, we're responding to the questions we are asked most about anxiety attacks. How can I stop anxiety attacks if I don’t know what’s causing them? Why do I feel unsettled for a few days after an anxiety attack? How can I stop the fear of an attack? Is it normal to feel nauseous and light-head with a panic attack? Can anxiety attacks be stopped without medica...

#562: In this week's Anxiety Slayer podcast, Shann is speaking with New York Times Best-Selling author, Dr. Jill Taylor Bolte about her new book, Whole Brain Living: The anatomy of choice and the four characters that drive our life. Dr. Jill is a Harvard-trained and published neuroscientist. Her memoir, My Stroke of Insight, documenting her experience with stroke in 1996 causing her to lose the ab...

#561 In this week's Anxiety Slayer podcast, we're talking about how to adjust to the darker evenings and keep anxiety in check during what can be a challenging time of year for many anxiety sufferers. Today’s Anxiety Slayer podcast is sponsored by Betterhelp Are stress and anxiety interfering with your happiness? Have you been considering seeing a therapist but not sure where to start? Betterhelp...

#560: In this week's Anxiety Slayer episode, we're talking about several ways you can build connections that help calm anxiety. We often receive emails from our listeners about how they are nervous to tell people about their anxiety because they fear being seen as irrational or weak. But, if they avoid talking about anxiety, they also feel isolated. Listen in to learn how you can create more conne...

#559 In this week's episode of Anxiety Slayer, we’re sharing our favorite tips from Ayurveda for calming anxious thoughts and settling in for a good night’s sleep. If you enjoyed this episode we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron! We have over 100 Anxiety Slayer downloads available on Patreon including our guided relaxations, Tapping Sessions, and extra resources for calming your anxiety.   Le...

#558 Welcome back to the Anxiety Slayer Podcast. Today Shann is speaking with Scott Shute, Mindfulness Teacher and author of  The Full Body Yes: Change Your Work and Your World from the Inside Out. In his recent role as Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn, Scott’s intention was “mainstreaming mindfulness” and “operationalizing compassion.” Today we talk about what mindfulness i...

#557: This week on the Anxiety Slayer podcast we’re responding to a question from our inbox: Why does eating help my anxiety?   According to Ayurveda, India’s ancient science of life, our interest in food and its effect on how we feel after eating varies according to our body type. Today’s Anxiety Slayer podcast is sponsored by Betterhelp Are stress and anxiety interfering with your happiness? Hav...