Anxiety: Meditation To Prevent Emotional Overwhelm (The STILL Technique)

Anxiety is a part of life. We can’t avoid it, but we can choose how to respond to it. The STILL Technique (Stop, Take a breath, Investigate, Listen, Learn) was developed by Chibs Okereke to help his clients deal with situations when they get emotionally triggered. It helps to turn off your fight or flight response and get your mind & body back into a calm and relaxed state. STILL can be used in the moment, in the midst of anxiety, but you can also use it as a tool to reflect on a past situation.

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This was such a helpful practice after feeling triggered by a neighbour making an unkind and judgemental comment just now as I arrived home. It felt practical, focused and balanced. I really appreciated the guidance to notice and just be with how I was feeling rather than pushing it away, combined with breathwork to soothe and the opportunity to find some learning in the situation. For me, I am choosing to reframe this as an opportunity to learn how I manage myself in the face of others' behaviour that I can't control and this was a great resource to help me with that. Thank you.

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I came to this meditation when I felt my anxiety creeping up. It helped me to stop and understand my feelings deeper. It helped me not to feel hopeless. Thank you so much!