{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"008: A Relaxation Mental Training Technique to Help Lower Stress &amp; Anxiety","description":"As a freediver who battles with anxiety attacks, I am constantly inventing and testing-out new methods for mental training, especially for relaxation, because the more relaxed you are, the longer you can hold your breath! In this podcast episode, I'll talk about a relaxation breathing and mental training technique that can help massively to lower anxiety and train the mind to be more relaxed in stressful situations and just in life in general. It's a technique I use for freediving but anyone can benefit from it, whether you're an athlete, in the military, or if you're a performer, an actor or musician, if you're someone with a stressful job or if you're preparing for a business meeting. Either way it works the same, it builds something in your mind, that you can use in stressful situations to become more relaxed. And you can do this right at home just laying down on a yoga mat. I can also personally confirm that the combination of short breath-holds, complete relaxation and concentration \/ mindfulness generates a sensation of euphoria and rapture, which creates mental clarity that may rest in the body for hours or even days after a session! Time Stamps:  00:00 Introduction to this episode 01:30 Podcast intro 03:05 Why are we doing this - the Effects of Stress 08:10 What we will do in this session? 09:20 Recap of the relaxation breathing technique 11:00 Adding the mental relaxation breathing 18:30 Conclusion  Resources \/ References: You can join the open source information network for this podcast at:&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/thefreedivingpodcast\/ To subscribe to my Friday 5 newsletter visit: https:\/\/www.reneeblundon.com\/friday-5\/ My contact information: info@reneeblundon.com SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reneeblundon\/ Website: https:\/\/www.reneeblundon.com\/ Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/reneelblundon Facebook Page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reneeblundon.official Facebook Group: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/thefreedivingpodcast\/ ","author_name":"The Freediving Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.reneeblundon.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18603389\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/100182335"}