How can meditation help with anxiety- a small guide.

How can meditation help with anxiety?

Anxiety is body's way of telling, “hey ! You are putting Too much stress on the body” 
When was the last time you felt anxiety? Probably few hours ago. It is not restricted to any age group, Ranging from students to elders, it is very common. 

But as common as anxiety disorders are, more than 60% don’t receive treatment to help manage their symptoms. So how can we do it ourselves? Meditation is the answer

Meditation is one of many approaches that can significantly help improve mental health conditions like anxiety. 

Some research has even suggested that meditation may be as effective as medication for managing long-term anxiety symptoms in some people.

Ways to apply meditation in real life:-

Mindfulness meditation 

Mindfulness meditation is about learning to focus on the present moment with an attitude of non-judgmental.
It can be simply watching an ant carry its daily share of bread.

Body Scan Meditation 

This technique asks us to mentally "scan" our bodies, focusing on different parts one at a time. It encourages us to tune our sensations.

Guided Meditation 

 guided meditations can be a great place to start for beginners. These typically involve a guide who leads you through a meditation practice.

The what ifs and worst case scenarios going on loop in your minds are just fears that do not exist in real life. here is an image from google that we found for you. it has all the affirmations that you can recite while u are having anxiety attack or something similar. you are not alone, so seek help when you think it is required. 



Faith and fear both ask you to believe in something that doesn’t exist, choose the better option today so you dont have to regret about it later.


meraki minds
date- 27 feb 25

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