Really looking forward to talking about this important subject with you guys. I love this new coffee chat series 😍 While you wait, check out last week's coffee chat: ua-cam.com/video/KQWi6vrH7rE/v-deo.html
Yoga with Kassandra This made me really excited - talks like this is literally what I believe we all need more of. Mental illness, like my depression, anxiety and my anorexia is some days way too havy for me to weary alone. A person like you kassandra, who I look up to, opening up about a sensitive subject as this made me feel hopeful and less alone. I send you love. /Patricia ❤️
Thank you for sharing this, means a lot to be able to see we're not at all alone in this. For me, personally, anxiety is a reminder of something that I fear and have not acknowledged or accepted yet (or something not being good for me), so similar as you've mentioned, not validating my emotions, validating my needs, but also a reminder of the fact that I'm doing something or thinking in a way that does not help me. So, yes, "self-love required" state. Being with emotions and staying with them, letting them go through the body; a daily practice and learning. Usually, when I feel a lot of hurt/anger/sadness, I find a safe place to express these, putting my hand at the place of the heart, while I am letting the tears and the frustration out, whispering to myself "It's ok, I'm here, you are safe" multiple times, intuitively. I've had to learn to not say bad things to myself (as "something is wrong with me, because I am feeling this way", for example), so not doing this also spares a lot of energy in the processing. And not rushing, anything. Also, talking to someone that I trust (or the therapist), taking time, with awareness that "this situation will pass, so I choose to deal with it calmly". Doing your practices, also! :) And trying to release stress through dance, singing loudly and effortlessly, feeling my essence for at least a moment, or going outside, in the nature, in the sunshine, petting a pet, anything that helps. Touch of another person also helpes. Candles and rituals. A big bowl of warm tea ... Small things, being present. Namaste. 🙏
Also, something that has helped me is the word “NO”. When I feel unwanted, anxious or fearful thoughts creeping up, or any of those “downward-spiral” thoughts or feelings, I internally say a very firm “NO” - “no, you will not lead me there”, “no, I am not thinking those thoughts”, “no, I’m not wasting my time thinking the same thoughts over and over”. Kind of like switching the perspective from an approaching lion to your dog. From a lion you’d run away and be fearful, because it’s stronger and faster than you, and you’d almost see as inevitable that it would catch you and eat you. But if your own dog were to come up to you aggressively, you’d control it and educate it, not run away or let it bite you. And like with most things - the more you do it, the better at it you become. In the beginning my mind was like “pff... right” but with more practice you begin to feel more like the tamer and less like the victim.
I've used this a lot, and you're right it's like a muscle you must flex. But sadness and anxiety is very sneaky, it can sneak up behind you and ambush you. My personal triggers are fatigue and overwork. I've fibromyalgia and have a tendency to override it and try to 'not give in'.
Nice topic. Being anxious and therapist I head to look deep in to it. In my experience and studies: first, anxiety is learnt in the first years, even months of life and could be challenge to cope. Then, every unpleasant experience and avery person we attract in our life is a part of ourself, is a mirror of unsolved matters. The best thing you can do is to sit in a quiet and safe spot and feel the anxiety in your body, the opposite of resisting, the key is the resistance. Let anxiety come to the point of being unberable...and then she will flow through your veins until been transformed and transcended. With practice, it becomes a practice that allows you to feel and work it in your Body, and in your Soul....not in your lógica Mind. Is not ment to cope, is ment to be transformed. The best technic to do that I discovery in Italy from an humble therapist who barely uses internet. We live in a world where it looks we have to cope and produce something all the time. Yoga was invented for the opposite purposes and it came to our neurotic western society to show us that. People in the West uses yoga as if it was a gym practice to sculp ypur body, but is a holistic/spiritual practice and meditation is the 70% of a yoga practice. And if you can't cope with anxiety use Passiflora tincture as much as it take for you to be able to sit in that quiet corner and feel it deeply in your body......maybe after a wonderfull yoga class with Kassandra.
How can someone not like your video here? Thank you for sharing, although it has been a couple of years now since recording. We who struggle with anxiety can always find helpful tips and hints from others. And knowing you are not alone, when you think you are really helps.
Very well said Kassandra. I used to be a walking ball of anxieties from stuffing too many of my feelings also. I am actually very expressive generally but I found myself in certain situations downplaying how I really felt or just shaking off things I should have addressed at the time. I am learning to pick my battles because you can drive yourself and others crazy if you pop off and act on every single thing that bothers you. But you have to do it with the important things so they don't build up. Built up feelings take up space like a pressure cooker and will break free one way or another, and usually not how you want them too. Like you said, it's an ongoing process to take care of your emotional and mental health.
I think feeding your soul is so so precious for feeling good with yourself and feeling peaceful and at ease inside. Many thanks for the advices, all incredibly helpful indeed!
"You are probably not going to fix everything right away." Thank you for explaining very well that this is an ongoing struggle that needs patience. Kudos to you for being so courageous to talk about your own struggles and experiences, this is really impressive. All the best to you. 😘
Therapy weekly is super normal and helpful, and a therapist as you mentioned also is a safe person to share with who has your back no matter what. That way we won't just dump on our friends!
I can hear that you've really been there Kas, your advice is spot on. Especially staying at home and doing nothing is a killer. For me running, walking, doing yoga :) is what helps me. thanks for being so open.
You're yin yoga classes have changed me inside out. Especially emotionally. My mind has become quiet from time to time. Also, minimized my anxiety that anger has caused me and going through thyroid cancer at 25 years old. Thank you
I have followed you for several years and I just love your story. I am a lover of yin yoga also and I certainly struggle with anxiety. I am a perfectionist and try to be positive so I can totally relate to everything you say. Thankyou for being vulnerable and letting us see that you have struggles too and that its ok to not be perfect .
I am loving this new series of coffee chats! The points you raise in this video are so authentic and avoids the cliches that these kind videos and articles can follow. Viewing anxiety as a symptom is such a game changing mindset! Thank you!
We live in a culture that doesn't support feeling what we actually feel. And, there's immense toxic positivity and spiritual bypassing. You are incredibly wise and I love you for sharing this. Thank you
Dear Kassandra, I have started practising yoga with your youtube videos over a month. I must say, I get a very positive energy and calmness from your yoga videos, your method of teaching and authenticity. I really really enjoy them. Your videos on sharing tips for emotional and mental wellbeing are also very helpful. Thank you very much for spreading such positive energy, authenticity and putting a lot of effort into these videos. I really appreciate your consistency and dedication. Thank you very much!
Hey Kassandra, I love your coffee chat videos and I keep coming back to it again and again. Please keep making more of such videos as it really helps as I am a yoga teacher too.
Getting to know your beautiful and generous soul has made me appreciate your yoga classes so much more. Thank you for sharing yourself and your wisdom! This is so helpful and validating; we're on this journey together. Anxiety can't win
You’re very introspective and I appreciate everything you said. I related to everything you said and the mania was an eye opener as a trigger. Bc that’s so me. Please keep sharing anxiety related things, bc I personally am gelling with your message. I think if I would have listened to this a year ago I wouldn’t have understood the concept of validating feelings. I was given examples as my therapist. I think examples would help others understand your concepts bc they are deep , honestly. They make sense to me today but it may have went over my head before. Overall thank you for your honesty. I wish more people were like you!
i could feel an anxiety attack before i watched this and i drank my tea, took deep breaths, internalised what you said and as soon as i confronted how i was feeling beyond 'the symptom of anxiety' i noticed my heart rate went down and all the other physical discomforts i was feeling. your yin videos really help me too! im so grateful to have such a wonderful teacher - thank you!!!
I can definitely relate to the broken record spiral. For years I was cultivating a habit of repetitive negative thinking without realizing it. Lately I have been trying to use a mantram to calm and train my mind. I'm using the mantram "om mani padme hum" which basically translates to "jewel in the heart of the lotus" although each syllable has its own meaning. Starting yoga has been super helpful as well and your yin yoga with affirmations classes have been especially positive. :) Thank you for all your great videos!
This was so helpful. I have had a very similar build up of stressors this past year and it’s what brought me to do yoga with your channel on a daily basis. It’s comforting to hear other people talk about how they deal with anxiety
I have found that through meditation I have managed to let go of thoughts (most of the time). Getting stressed I used to get caught up with the "storyline" and compound my stress with negative thinking.
Girlll Thank you so much for that video. It gave me some sort of relief that i am not alone in experiencing this feeling. One other thing I like to do when I am experiencing anxiety attack is to light up a candle, drink chamomile tea, and smell the Avocado Shampoo from Lush. It might sound a bit weird but it helps. Sending Love and good vibes
Thanks for sharing Kassandra, I experience anxiety too and have had panic attacks. Yes, validating, acknowledging, and then dismissing my emotions is so essential, like you mentioned. What I have found helpful, also, is reminding myself that I am NOT my anxiety. I am EXPERIENCING anxiety and it is temporary. I also supplement Rhodiola and magnesium to help my body recover. Anxiety is physically taxing, but I have less bouts of it now.
Kassandra is right, isolating yourself does not work. I did that once and I soon became more or less agoraphobic. Anyways that was around 20 years ago and the best thing you can do I found just like Kassandra mentions is go outside, be in nature, go to the gym do some yoga and breathing. Glad I just discovered Kassandra's UA-cam Channel. Looks like some great workouts and breathing sessions here.
Journaling does help with this, by writing down how you feel and what’s bothering you in the morning or evening. Also, I get bad anxiety when I drink coffee to the point where my whole day is ruined and I end up in tears. Great video. Thank you! 👍🏻
Thanks for talking so open about this. I recognize a lot of the problems but also about the solutions. You give some very solid advice here. I wish more people could see this video. I will share it :)
Thank you so much for this video Kassandra, I can identify with a lot of the points you made and struggles you shared. And your tips are really really good!
So glad that you've decided to do this chat, it is in line with the holistic approach to wellness! I can relate, it's been a life long challenge for me and continues to be but less often, thankfully to a more holistic approach which includes yoga, mediation, spirituality, herbs and more! Thank you! Peace and love you to.... AND therapy is essential. I am thankful for it. AND yes many deal with it, more than i think we all know. AND yes i agree, most physical manifestations are just that symptoms of deeper issues, feelings/emotions, etc. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and insights. Very courageous of you and a good inspiration and mentor. Love to you...Namaste
This will be great to watch. I get anxiety easily, and yoga lately has been really helping with my anxiety/stress. I used to do yoga only twice a week since september. Since I started doing it mid april like 4-5 days a week, I noticed a big reduction in my stress level, and higher reduction in going to work in a great mood. I love your videos
Love that you’re sharing what’s been helpful for you. I’ve noticed for myself my fear of anxiety was worse than the anxiety itself! Once I embraced it I was able to face it head on ❤️
Thank you for being open hearted and honest! This is so relatable and you give such good advice 😍. I started mindfulness some years ago and it has given me some many insights and tools that help me every single day. Also going to a therapist and talking to someone who you will listen to you with kindness and compassion, are life savers.
Thank you for this video. All wonderful insights and tips. I find staying in the moment and reminding myself of what I'm grateful for day to day is also key!
Thank you for talking about this. This was helpful for me, and I am sure it was also helpful for many, many other people.We definitely need to talk about mental health more and try to break the stigma. May for future coffee chats you could talk about the eight limbs of yoga or the yoga sutras. Thanks .
I totally agree not to isolate yourself as I have been there. Therapy helps some people but for me it only gave me as much knowledge as I already knew. Through my Naturopath I discovered meditation and how important that is to these situation. Keep on doing these Great videos Kassandra!
Arghh I so relate to this. Suppressing my feelings makes sense. I always feel better once I let them out and never know why. Sometimes i forgot that I need time out
Kassandra, thank you a lot! By chance watching this video, it helped immediately find out what is happening with me and find a new way to move on! I'm very gratefull, you inspire a lot and I get more productive! ❤
Wow I'm in one of those ruts right now, I'm having anxiety about going anywhere or doing anything for no reason, I do not know how to cope when I go into an anxiety attack so I need this
Came for the 10min morning Yoga, stayed for the Anxiety chat =) Thanks for sharing Kassandra, found this useful in coming to terms with my own anxiety management.
Super helpful. Thank you so, so much. It was a great video for me - the reminders to be compassionate and honest with myself were important. It was also cool because I feel like I can encourage others who are going through hard times to identify their feelings and embrace them, too, because everybody needs a little more love & understanding.
Golden words! I know something is wrong and I want to supress actual anxiety when I search for food and I am not hungry... or a drink, or a cigarette :) I lust for digging in something brand knew and throw everything away is very familiar to mee....:D Thank you very much for sharing these precious experiences! Greatings from Hungary
Thank you Kassandra:) I'm a new fan of you recently, your Yinyoga videos and little these kind of talks helps me a lot for my health mentally physically. Also calm background music on your videos love it
Thank you, this has been so helpful. The part that really was a lightbulb moment was the narrative. I never deal with difficult situations/ people very well as I avoid conflict. I then go on to ruminate endlessly! Thank you so much, I have already put this into practice and faced up to the real feelings behind a recent encounter. Probably need therapy to advise on how to deal with difficult people. Thank you so much 😊
Thank you for sharing wise words! Can really relate to starting new projects to clear or cleans the mind. It's a symptom of feelings for me. The indikator that I have to deal with them. Otherwise I've got a traffic jam in my head. Love these talks 😀
Hi Kassandra, I just came across your video, the past couple of weeks I've been struggling with anxiety (being able to cope as best as I can) but I started a new job last month and I'm still very overwhelmed by it all and their procedures etc of how they run their company but I just wanted to thankyou for doing this video as you're right you can't just fix anxiety over night and therapy does help. Also if you've never experienced anxiety in your life you must not be HUMAN lol!
I can relate to many of the experiences you're exploring, so thanks for sharing ! Just discovered your channel and looking forward to doing one of your yoga video :D
Thanks for the video. Years back I found one of your first chakra yin yoga classes, and that is how I started using yin to help with my anxiety. I had previously done some yin in public classes, but wanted some guidance with my home practice. Thank you! A video about Ayurveda tips for every day life? Or taking yoga off the mat? Just some thoughts. Namaste!
Thanks for the requests! I'm not really familiar with ayurveda, it's not a lifestyle I super resonate with so I can't make a video on that but taking yoga off the mat is a great idea :)
@@yogawithkassandra It's really brave and honest of you to say you are not really into Ayurveda and thus not wanting to make videos on that. As a yogini myself- I focus less on the asanas and more on meditation both mindfulness & chakra. It's so important for us to know our focus and share from our strengths! This was great for us yogi's who suffer from anxiety. Helpful.
Hi Kassandra, what would you recommend for managing a phobia? I have a medical phobia and I can t control the extreme fear that I feel when I am in a specific situation. I manage to not think of it ahead of time but when I am in that situation my body just gets in an alert state which I cannot control and all I can think about is that I can t handle it and I want to get out of there.
Thanks so much for this video, Kassandra! I found it very relatable. Having a routine is what helps me too, I always feel so much more in control of my emotions and feelings. But a problem I find I'm having now is that I get stressed out anytime something doesn't go according to plan or according to my routine... it's causing a huge setback on my mental health as I keep getting triggered, especially this month, with different things in life happening that are essentially "messing up" my routine and schedule. Any advice on how to get past this kind of hurdle? I'm trying so hard to keep a positive mindset and just simply acknowledge these setbacks as they happen but I find that I'm starting to feel defeated and like I"ll never actually get past these triggers.
hi kassandra, do u consider yourself more of an introvert or extrovert? because just the thought of going out to talk to people already gives me anxiety! anyway , LOL @ what u say about a broken record, going on and on and on. anxiety as a symptom to what's coming up, nipping it in the bud is a very sound and wise advice i heard so far... Thank You
There's a concept that I was introduced to by Ross Buck, called "Emotional Competence", which comprises of four pillars: a) the capacity of feeling our emotions by raising our self-awareness. b) the ability to express our emotions effectively instead of repressing them, and thereby assert our needs and maintain integrity of our emotional boundaries with others. c) the ability to distinguish whether our emotions are triggered by the present situation or by a past experience. d) the ability to distinguish whether the emotion is triggered by the situation in hand, or by our perception and what it means to us. I totally recommend checking out his books, and those of Dr. Gabor Mate.
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Really looking forward to talking about this important subject with you guys. I love this new coffee chat series 😍 While you wait, check out last week's coffee chat: ua-cam.com/video/KQWi6vrH7rE/v-deo.html
Yoga with Kassandra This made me really excited - talks like this is literally what I believe we all need more of. Mental illness, like my depression, anxiety and my anorexia is some days way too havy for me to weary alone. A person like you kassandra, who I look up to, opening up about a sensitive subject as this made me feel hopeful and less alone. I send you love. /Patricia ❤️
I LOVE you Kassandra and Cleo Kitty 🙏💖😘😘🥰
"Anxiety is the symptom." wow. Never thought of it that way. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this, means a lot to be able to see we're not at all alone in this. For me, personally, anxiety is a reminder of something that I fear and have not acknowledged or accepted yet (or something not being good for me), so similar as you've mentioned, not validating my emotions, validating my needs, but also a reminder of the fact that I'm doing something or thinking in a way that does not help me. So, yes, "self-love required" state. Being with emotions and staying with them, letting them go through the body; a daily practice and learning. Usually, when I feel a lot of hurt/anger/sadness, I find a safe place to express these, putting my hand at the place of the heart, while I am letting the tears and the frustration out, whispering to myself "It's ok, I'm here, you are safe" multiple times, intuitively. I've had to learn to not say bad things to myself (as "something is wrong with me, because I am feeling this way", for example), so not doing this also spares a lot of energy in the processing. And not rushing, anything. Also, talking to someone that I trust (or the therapist), taking time, with awareness that "this situation will pass, so I choose to deal with it calmly". Doing your practices, also! :) And trying to release stress through dance, singing loudly and effortlessly, feeling my essence for at least a moment, or going outside, in the nature, in the sunshine, petting a pet, anything that helps. Touch of another person also helpes. Candles and rituals. A big bowl of warm tea ... Small things, being present.
Namaste. 🙏
Also, something that has helped me is the word “NO”. When I feel unwanted, anxious or fearful thoughts creeping up, or any of those “downward-spiral” thoughts or feelings, I internally say a very firm “NO” - “no, you will not lead me there”, “no, I am not thinking those thoughts”, “no, I’m not wasting my time thinking the same thoughts over and over”. Kind of like switching the perspective from an approaching lion to your dog. From a lion you’d run away and be fearful, because it’s stronger and faster than you, and you’d almost see as inevitable that it would catch you and eat you. But if your own dog were to come up to you aggressively, you’d control it and educate it, not run away or let it bite you. And like with most things - the more you do it, the better at it you become. In the beginning my mind was like “pff... right” but with more practice you begin to feel more like the tamer and less like the victim.
Totally going to use this!
I've used this a lot, and you're right it's like a muscle you must flex. But sadness and anxiety is very sneaky, it can sneak up behind you and ambush you. My personal triggers are fatigue and overwork. I've fibromyalgia and have a tendency to override it and try to 'not give in'.
Nice topic. Being anxious and therapist I head to look deep in to it. In my experience and studies:
first, anxiety is learnt in the first years, even months of life and could be challenge to cope.
Then, every unpleasant experience and avery person we attract in our life is a part of ourself, is a mirror of unsolved matters.
The best thing you can do is to sit in a quiet and safe spot and feel the anxiety in your body, the opposite of resisting, the key is the resistance. Let anxiety come to the point of being unberable...and then she will flow through your veins until been transformed and transcended.
With practice, it becomes a practice that allows you to feel and work it in your Body, and in your Soul....not in your lógica Mind. Is not ment to cope, is ment to be transformed.
The best technic to do that I discovery in Italy from an humble therapist who barely uses internet.
We live in a world where it looks we have to cope and produce something all the time. Yoga was invented for the opposite purposes and it came to our neurotic western society to show us that.
People in the West uses yoga as if it was a gym practice to sculp ypur body, but is a holistic/spiritual practice and meditation is the 70% of a yoga practice.
And if you can't cope with anxiety use Passiflora tincture as much as it take for you to be able to sit in that quiet corner and feel it deeply in your body......maybe after a wonderfull yoga class with Kassandra.
How can someone not like your video here? Thank you for sharing, although it has been a couple of years now since recording. We who struggle with anxiety can always find helpful tips and hints from others. And knowing you are not alone, when you think you are really helps.
Very well said Kassandra. I used to be a walking ball of anxieties from stuffing too many of my feelings also. I am actually very expressive generally but I found myself in certain situations downplaying how I really felt or just shaking off things I should have addressed at the time. I am learning to pick my battles because you can drive yourself and others crazy if you pop off and act on every single thing that bothers you. But you have to do it with the important things so they don't build up. Built up feelings take up space like a pressure cooker and will break free one way or another, and usually not how you want them too. Like you said, it's an ongoing process to take care of your emotional and mental health.
I think feeding your soul is so so precious for feeling good with yourself and feeling peaceful and at ease inside. Many thanks for the advices, all incredibly helpful indeed!
"You are probably not going to fix everything right away." Thank you for explaining very well that this is an ongoing struggle that needs patience. Kudos to you for being so courageous to talk about your own struggles and experiences, this is really impressive. All the best to you. 😘
Thank you :)
Therapy weekly is super normal and helpful, and a therapist as you mentioned also is a safe person to share with who has your back no matter what. That way we won't just dump on our friends!
I can hear that you've really been there Kas, your advice is spot on. Especially staying at home and doing nothing is a killer. For me running, walking, doing yoga :) is what helps me. thanks for being so open.
You're yin yoga classes have changed me inside out. Especially emotionally. My mind has become quiet from time to time. Also, minimized my anxiety that anger has caused me and going through thyroid cancer at 25 years old. Thank you
I pray for your continued healing, dear soul 🙏🌟 Sending a virtual hug your way
I have followed you for several years and I just love your story. I am a lover of yin yoga also and I certainly struggle with anxiety. I am a perfectionist and try to be positive so I can totally relate to everything you say. Thankyou for being vulnerable and letting us see that you have struggles too and that its ok to not be perfect .
I am loving this new series of coffee chats! The points you raise in this video are so authentic and avoids the cliches that these kind videos and articles can follow. Viewing anxiety as a symptom is such a game changing mindset! Thank you!
We live in a culture that doesn't support feeling what we actually feel. And, there's immense toxic positivity and spiritual bypassing. You are incredibly wise and I love you for sharing this. Thank you
Dear Kassandra, I have started practising yoga with your youtube videos over a month. I must say, I get a very positive energy and calmness from your yoga videos, your method of teaching and authenticity. I really really enjoy them. Your videos on sharing tips for emotional and mental wellbeing are also very helpful. Thank you very much for spreading such positive energy, authenticity and putting a lot of effort into these videos. I really appreciate your consistency and dedication. Thank you very much!
Hey Kassandra, I love your coffee chat videos and I keep coming back to it again and again. Please keep making more of such videos as it really helps as I am a yoga teacher too.
Getting to know your beautiful and generous soul has made me appreciate your yoga classes so much more. Thank you for sharing yourself and your wisdom! This is so helpful and validating; we're on this journey together. Anxiety can't win
You’re very introspective and I appreciate everything you said. I related to everything you said and the mania was an eye opener as a trigger. Bc that’s so me. Please keep sharing anxiety related things, bc I personally am gelling with your message. I think if I would have listened to this a year ago I wouldn’t have understood the concept of validating feelings. I was given examples as my therapist. I think examples would help others understand your concepts bc they are deep , honestly. They make sense to me today but it may have went over my head before. Overall thank you for your honesty. I wish more people were like you!
i could feel an anxiety attack before i watched this and i drank my tea, took deep breaths, internalised what you said and as soon as i confronted how i was feeling beyond 'the symptom of anxiety' i noticed my heart rate went down and all the other physical discomforts i was feeling. your yin videos really help me too! im so grateful to have such a wonderful teacher - thank you!!!
Thank you for being so natural and honest…and doing this video and sharing it.
I can definitely relate to the broken record spiral. For years I was cultivating a habit of repetitive negative thinking without realizing it. Lately I have been trying to use a mantram to calm and train my mind. I'm using the mantram "om mani padme hum" which basically translates to "jewel in the heart of the lotus" although each syllable has its own meaning. Starting yoga has been super helpful as well and your yin yoga with affirmations classes have been especially positive. :) Thank you for all your great videos!
This was so helpful. I have had a very similar build up of stressors this past year and it’s what brought me to do yoga with your channel on a daily basis. It’s comforting to hear other people talk about how they deal with anxiety
Yep. Get out of the story, get to the feeling. Acknowledge, accept, discuss and move on.
I have found that through meditation I have managed to let go of thoughts (most of the time). Getting stressed I used to get caught up with the "storyline" and compound my stress with negative thinking.
Girlll Thank you so much for that video. It gave me some sort of relief that i am not alone in experiencing this feeling. One other thing I like to do when I am experiencing anxiety attack is to light up a candle, drink chamomile tea, and smell the Avocado Shampoo from Lush. It might sound a bit weird but it helps. Sending Love and good vibes
Thanks for sharing Kassandra, I experience anxiety too and have had panic attacks. Yes, validating, acknowledging, and then dismissing my emotions is so essential, like you mentioned. What I have found helpful, also, is reminding myself that I am NOT my anxiety. I am EXPERIENCING anxiety and it is temporary. I also supplement Rhodiola and magnesium to help my body recover. Anxiety is physically taxing, but I have less bouts of it now.
Kassandra is right, isolating yourself does not work. I did that once and I soon became more or less agoraphobic. Anyways that was around 20 years ago and the best thing you can do I found just like Kassandra mentions is go outside, be in nature, go to the gym do some yoga and breathing. Glad I just discovered Kassandra's UA-cam Channel. Looks like some great workouts and breathing sessions here.
Journaling does help with this, by writing down how you feel and what’s bothering you in the morning or evening. Also, I get bad anxiety when I drink coffee to the point where my whole day is ruined and I end up in tears.
Great video. Thank you! 👍🏻
Thanks for talking so open about this. I recognize a lot of the problems but also about the solutions.
You give some very solid advice here. I wish more people could see this video. I will share it :)
You're a beautiful soul, inside and out! Thank you for sharing your gift with UA-cam! Shine on
Seriously THANK YOU. Got me out of the broken record.
Just what I needed today. Thank you for your insights. Super helpful, acknowledgement of all our emotions is super important work!
Agreed!
Thank you so much for this video Kassandra, I can identify with a lot of the points you made and struggles you shared. And your tips are really really good!
So glad that you've decided to do this chat, it is in line with the holistic approach to wellness! I can relate, it's been a life long challenge for me and continues to be but less often, thankfully to a more holistic approach which includes yoga, mediation, spirituality, herbs and more! Thank you! Peace and love you to....
AND therapy is essential. I am thankful for it. AND yes many deal with it, more than i think we all know. AND yes i agree, most physical manifestations are just that symptoms of deeper issues, feelings/emotions, etc. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and insights. Very courageous of you and a good inspiration and mentor. Love to you...Namaste
This will be great to watch. I get anxiety easily, and yoga lately has been really helping with my anxiety/stress. I used to do yoga only twice a week since september. Since I started doing it mid april like 4-5 days a week, I noticed a big reduction in my stress level, and higher reduction in going to work in a great mood. I love your videos
Love that you’re sharing what’s been helpful for you. I’ve noticed for myself my fear of anxiety was worse than the anxiety itself! Once I embraced it I was able to face it head on ❤️
Thank you for being open hearted and honest! This is so relatable and you give such good advice 😍. I started mindfulness some years ago and it has given me some many insights and tools that help me every single day. Also going to a therapist and talking to someone who you will listen to you with kindness and compassion, are life savers.
Thank you for this video. All wonderful insights and tips. I find staying in the moment and reminding myself of what I'm grateful for day to day is also key!
Thank you for talking about this. This was helpful for me, and I am sure it was also helpful for many, many other people.We definitely need to talk about mental health more and try to break the stigma. May for future coffee chats you could talk about the eight limbs of yoga or the yoga sutras. Thanks .
Savannah Stuermer, I’d love to hear about this.
I love your analysis on anxiety( strength) is what you exude
Thanks for sharing it with us, Kassandra
Thank you very much, so helpful! Love love your work & wisdom😘
Brilliant! I'll be watching that again.
I totally agree not to isolate yourself as I have been there. Therapy helps some people but for me it only gave me as much knowledge as I already knew. Through my Naturopath I discovered meditation and how important that is to these situation. Keep on doing these Great videos Kassandra!
This talk resonated with me so much! I've been nodding through the whole video.
Arghh I so relate to this. Suppressing my feelings makes sense. I always feel better once I let them out and never know why. Sometimes i forgot that I need time out
Thank you for posting this. It's nice to see that there could possibly be a light at the end of the tunnel.
Kassandra, thank you a lot! By chance watching this video, it helped immediately find out what is happening with me and find a new way to move on! I'm very gratefull, you inspire a lot and I get more productive! ❤
You are a human being full of light 😍🤗 thank you for sharing your story and advice!!!!
Hi Kassandra, I'm a new subscriber to your channel, and this is a very helpful reminder that anxiety is the symptom not the cause, thank you! 🙏
Wow I'm in one of those ruts right now, I'm having anxiety about going anywhere or doing anything for no reason, I do not know how to cope when I go into an anxiety attack so I need this
Came for the 10min morning Yoga, stayed for the Anxiety chat =) Thanks for sharing Kassandra, found this useful in coming to terms with my own anxiety management.
This was really helpful. I do your videos in the morning and when I watched this today it felt like you really understood my feelings. Thank you❤️
Super helpful. Thank you so, so much. It was a great video for me - the reminders to be compassionate and honest with myself were important. It was also cool because I feel like I can encourage others who are going through hard times to identify their feelings and embrace them, too, because everybody needs a little more love & understanding.
Golden words! I know something is wrong and I want to supress actual anxiety when I search for food and I am not hungry... or a drink, or a cigarette :) I lust for digging in something brand knew and throw everything away is very familiar to mee....:D
Thank you very much for sharing these precious experiences!
Greatings from Hungary
Thank you Kassandra:) I'm a new fan of you recently, your Yinyoga videos and little these kind of talks helps me a lot for my health mentally physically. Also calm background music on your videos love it
This was exactly what I needed today!
Thank you, this has been so helpful. The part that really was a lightbulb moment was the narrative. I never deal with difficult situations/ people very well as I avoid conflict. I then go on to ruminate endlessly! Thank you so much, I have already put this into practice and faced up to the real feelings behind a recent encounter. Probably need therapy to advise on how to deal with difficult people. Thank you so much 😊
Thank you for sharing. This was very helpful and encouraging. I love your videos; your yoga classes have helped tremendously to lessen anxiety.
Thank you so much Jamie :)
Thank you for sharing your tips !
This was amazing! Thank you for being so vulnerable and giving some suggestions xx
Thank you for sharing wise words! Can really relate to starting new projects to clear or cleans the mind. It's a symptom of feelings for me. The indikator that I have to deal with them. Otherwise I've got a traffic jam in my head.
Love these talks 😀
haha yes traffic jam is a good way to put it!
This was a good reminder for me- listened while getting ready for work...thank u!
Thank you for this talk ❤️
Hi Kassandra, I just came across your video, the past couple of weeks I've been struggling with anxiety (being able to cope as best as I can) but I started a new job last month and I'm still very overwhelmed by it all and their procedures etc of how they run their company but I just wanted to thankyou for doing this video as you're right you can't just fix anxiety over night and therapy does help. Also if you've never experienced anxiety in your life you must not be HUMAN lol!
I can relate to many of the experiences you're exploring, so thanks for sharing ! Just discovered your channel and looking forward to doing one of your yoga video :D
Thanks for the video. Years back I found one of your first chakra yin yoga classes, and that is how I started using yin to help with my anxiety. I had previously done some yin in public classes, but wanted some guidance with my home practice. Thank you! A video about Ayurveda tips for every day life? Or taking yoga off the mat? Just some thoughts. Namaste!
Thanks for the requests! I'm not really familiar with ayurveda, it's not a lifestyle I super resonate with so I can't make a video on that but taking yoga off the mat is a great idea :)
@@yogawithkassandra It's really brave and honest of you to say you are not really into Ayurveda and thus not wanting to make videos on that. As a yogini myself- I focus less on the asanas and more on meditation both mindfulness & chakra. It's so important for us to know our focus and share from our strengths! This was great for us yogi's who suffer from anxiety. Helpful.
Thanks for sharing Kassandra x
Wow . Thank you for this ,you are so wise . Lots of good advice 🙏♥️
Thank you, felt it really informative and encouragingly positive
Hi Kassandra, what would you recommend for managing a phobia? I have a medical phobia and I can t control the extreme fear that I feel when I am in a specific situation. I manage to not think of it ahead of time but when I am in that situation my body just gets in an alert state which I cannot control and all I can think about is that I can t handle it and I want to get out of there.
thank you for this video. It was VERY helpful ❤️
Thanks so much for this video, Kassandra! I found it very relatable. Having a routine is what helps me too, I always feel so much more in control of my emotions and feelings. But a problem I find I'm having now is that I get stressed out anytime something doesn't go according to plan or according to my routine... it's causing a huge setback on my mental health as I keep getting triggered, especially this month, with different things in life happening that are essentially "messing up" my routine and schedule. Any advice on how to get past this kind of hurdle? I'm trying so hard to keep a positive mindset and just simply acknowledge these setbacks as they happen but I find that I'm starting to feel defeated and like I"ll never actually get past these triggers.
You are amazing. I took therapy too! #zeroshame #bravery
thank you... needed this video. talk about hormones, pms, birth control ...;)
Thank you for this!
Omg yes it is a daily practice 🙌🏽
hi kassandra, do u consider yourself more of an introvert or extrovert? because just the thought of going out to talk to people already gives me anxiety! anyway , LOL @ what u say about a broken record, going on and on and on. anxiety as a symptom to what's coming up, nipping it in the bud is a very sound and wise advice i heard so far... Thank You
Great advice and video! 👍
So if you don’t do corporate jobs or government jobs, what do you do? 😕
I’m the same way, trying to figure out what I should do.
Appreciate you ❤️🙏
What correlation is between coffee consumption and anxiety?
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Avoidance feeds anxiety
I'm having anxiety watching this, it's not you its dealing with anxiety and trying to change it
There's a concept that I was introduced to by Ross Buck, called "Emotional Competence", which comprises of four pillars: a) the capacity of feeling our emotions by raising our self-awareness. b) the ability to express our emotions effectively instead of repressing them, and thereby assert our needs and maintain integrity of our emotional boundaries with others. c) the ability to distinguish whether our emotions are triggered by the present situation or by a past experience. d) the ability to distinguish whether the emotion is triggered by the situation in hand, or by our perception and what it means to us.
I totally recommend checking out his books, and those of Dr. Gabor Mate.
Love Gabor Mate!! I'll check out Ross Buck, thanks :)
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Thanks so much for this!