Anxiety Before A Meeting | Performance Anxiety

Feeling nervous before a meeting, presentation, interview, or difficult conversation? This 3 minute work related anxiety track is designed to calm performance anxiety, steady your breathing, and help you feel grounded and capable. Using extended exhale breathing and simple grounding, this short practice supports your nervous system without making you drowsy.

Listen before a meeting, in the morning before work, right before you speak, during a bathroom break reset, or anytime your voice feels shaky and your heart is racing. Quick, practical, and confidence-supporting, return whenever you need to steady yourself and take up space.

Transcript

Welcome, My name is Sandhya. If you're about to walk into a meeting or speak in front of others and you're feeling that ping of anxiety, I am here with you. I'll allow your eyes to close or your gaze to soften. Take a slow breath in through the nose and breathing out for longer than you breathed in. Again, Inhale gently and exhale slowly. Allow the exhale to stretch out. Your body might already feel like it's on stage already and that doesn't mean you're unsafe. It means your nervous system is switched on. Take another steady inhale and a longer exhale. Let your shoulders drop slightly. Be aware of your toes in your shoes and gently press your toes into the floor. You are supported here. And if thoughts are coming up saying, What if I mess this up? Notice them. You don't need to argue with them. Instead, Return to your breath. Inhaling and a longer exhale. And mentally repeat, I am capable. I can do this. I am capable. And I can do this. And if you're somewhere where you can open your arms wide, Reaching up to the sky and look up slightly, This really helps to bring confidence in the body. So I invite you to do that with me now and say to yourself, I can do this. I can do this. You've got this. My name's Sandhya. Thank you for listening.