Advait - Getting Over Anxiety The Yogic Way: Unique Ancient Indian Techniques to Stop Toxic Thoughts, End Panic Attacks and Create a Happy Life. (Yogic Brain Mastery Book 3)

If I have to describe in one line, Anxiety is being an eternal pessimist and thus experiencing all the physical and psychological after-effects of failure in Advance.

Essentially, experiencing any sort of failure in advance in anxiety.

Technically there are 3 aspects to it;

1) Persistent unrealistic worry and tension about failure in everyday things, mostly family and work related causes general anxiety.

2) Fear of failure in interpersonal communications and fear of becoming a subject of embarrassment causes social anxiety and,

3) Panic attack, the most intense form of anxiety where you consistently worry with such intensity that you can no longer function normally and behave like a deer in the headlights. You experience shortness of breath, increased heart rate, profuse sweating and even chest pain as signature physical symptoms.

Anxiety is Good

Genuine anxiety is genuinely good.

When we actually anticipate a possibility of a negative outcome of any particular situation, our body gives out a stress-response. In reaction to it our brain produces hormones and chemical compounds that calm us down and in this process, prepare us for any negative outcome and as a result we dont freak out when it happens and remain in control of the situation and our physical response to it.

The real problem arises when there is a persistent, unrealistic fear of an imagined outcome arising from constant negative thinking, which overwhelms the brain and hampers our bodily functions.

Serotonin, the Savior

When we are under stress and face anxiety, our body produces a chemical called serotonin. (some scientists classify it as a hormone, owing to its role)

This serotonin which acts as a neurotransmitter, is produced in the intestines and in the brain. Its presence in the blood helps in calming down the central nervous system and also the brain.

Lets sprinkle some science

Now that we know the miracle chemical, let us see how it is actively made in the body.

When due to rigorous physical activity in abundance of oxygen, fat is burned in the body leading to increase in the amount of fatty acids in the bloodstream, it in turn increases the blood content of tryptophan.

Tyrptophan which is known to easily break the blood-brain barrier then reaches the brain and there it is converted into serotonin which calms you down and provides a secure sense of safety.

Also, our heart plays an important role too.

Scientists have recently found out that when the heart beats fast due to physical exertion and at that time if there is an abundant presence of oxygen and tryptophan in the blood stream, the muscles of our heart secrete a chemical called as Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP), which mixes with the blood being pumped out, reaches the brain and has a very calming and soothing effect.

Using the brain chemistry to our advantage

Think, if the chemical response to calm down ourselves that our brain generates, can be willfully and tactically induced, how easy our day would be.

That is exactly what I will teach you in the coming pages, with the help of Yogic techniques, tried and tested over millennia.

Imagine, a peculiar sequence of yogic exercises (made up of yoga, mudra and pranayama) practiced daily, early in the morning, which results into slow fat burning throughout the day, thus increasing the fatty acid content of your blood, hence increasing the level of tryptophan, so whenever you find yourself in stressful situations, your body can quickly increase its serotonin production and calm you down. (also, healthy fat loss and a lean physique is a beneficial side-effect.)

Also imagine that you regularly practice such yogic techniques that strengthen your cardio-vascular system, thus having a sufficient supply of ANP in your blood during stressful situations to soothe your senses and emotions and a healthy heart and reduced risk of cardio-vascular diseases like arteriosclerosis is a happy side-effect.

Enough with the prattle, lets get down to the actionable steps.