Got Anxiety? 7 Minutes of Stress Relief and Relaxation
03 Jan 2012
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by Linda Esposito ⋅
Happy New Year 
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May you and your loved ones be blessed with peace, health, and (because I don’t want to sound too sappy) a judicious amount of psychological ass-kicking where needed in 2012, and beyond.
To listen to this relaxation meditation I use with my psychotherapy clients, click the link below for your free audio mp3 7-minute visualization and passive muscle relaxation exercise. Feel free to download and share, too.
Go mental health!
TalkTherapyBiz -Passive Muscle Relaxation.mp3
{Photo: nogontrol via Flickr}
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Happy New Year Linda!
Your voice is very soothing. I love that I can listen on my phone.
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Beth
. The mp3 was a client request so I figured why not share online.
Glad you enjoyed.
HNY!
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Thanks for providing this exercise. I’ll be using it with my coaching clients. Since it’s downloadable, it may make its way to a few friends and a very tense family member.
I’ve been actively meditating for years. There’s no other (non-medicinal or substance-related) method for bringing calm and relaxation.
Thanks for sharing Sara. I’ve been saying for years that I’m going to meditate daily. Maybe 2012 is the year…:).
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You have a very nice and relaxing voice. Thanks Linda, I will share and use it myself. I am voting for 2012 of the year I take some of my own advice.
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Irene–
Yes! I’m always thinking that I need to take my own clinical advice/read my blog posts. Not that the posts are that great, but just b/c my anxiety is prone to spikes just like everyone else’s.
If only I always sounded so relaxed–oh gawd, now I need to listen to the calm version of me, too—no thanks
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Let’s support one another in taking better care of our minds and souls. I look forward to connecting with you a lot in 2012. You definitely made my 2011 a better year. Thanks friend
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Thanks, Lina. Just what I needed!
Delena–you are more than welcome. It’s been nice connecting on FB and I wish you and baby girl a wonderful New Year. Go easy on those Indianans
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Thanks for sharing this meditation. It is more relaxing for me to hear another person’s voice rather than my own for relaxation. Your pace is great and your voice is calming.
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Haha JoAnn! I feel like it’s much more relaxing to hear another’s voice, as well. Thanks for your kind words–I tried to mindful that the pace couldn’t be too slow since our universal attention spans are so short, and my fear that 7 minutes would be too long…:).
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Thanks for sharing this, I love it! I also put it on my phone, so I can meditate and relax during the way from the office to home. It maybe will help me to relax after a busy and upset day in the office, when I arrive home I could be nice to the family.
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Thanks Cindy. May this exercise bring you much relaxation to and from work, and especially at home
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That was soothing. I used to work for stress clinic and used to practice this on my patients. I am so glad I got a chance to do this after so long.
Yes, your voice is soothing; that helps a lot!
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Thanks Hajra! And on some days I feel like I need to visit a stress clinic.
I’m glad and touched that you found my voice soothing
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Not that I’m loathe to admit this, but you really do have a soft and soothing voice. The only problem being your “other” voice sticks in my head. As in the more common, pedestrian variation
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Hi Linda
Happy new year and thanks for the gift. I’ll pass it on to Laura, my wife too. She could certainly use it, living with me.
Lovely to hear you to talk to me.
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Martin!
Happy New Year to you and your family, too
. Thanks for the lovely compliment, and If it’s any consolation, I rarely sound that calm in real life…
Hope the job/career transition is going well
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