Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the U.S. affecting about 40 million Americans. While there are many effective treatments for anxiety, only about 36% of those with anxiety actually seek treatment. While there are many approaches to help manage anxiety, this episodes explores how meditation can help you calm anxiety. Jude shares a personal story about how meditation helped him calm down in the midst of a recent moment of panic. This episode also includes a guided meditation.
While meditation can be very helpful in managing anxiety, sometimes we need direct support. If you are in the Charlotte area and would like to learn more about counseling or 1:1 meditation coaching visit https://www.akeenmind.com.
Jude recently released a two part Mindfulness for Beginner series on Simple Habit that includes 14 meditations. If you would like to try out Simple Habit Free use the coupon code meditatewithjude to have access to Simple Habit with all of his meditations as well as over 100 other experts. Make sure that you apply the coupon code online prior to downloading the app. Directions are below to obtain your free trial.
- Input the following link: https://www.simplehabit.com/redeem/meditatewithjude
- Create a login or the automatic login options like Facebook or Google.
- Download the app and enjoy! The free trial will then be applied to your mobile app as well (ios and Android)
- You will have access to over 500 meditations on the app even if you do not use the paid version
Jude has joined the Yoga Vibes platform as a meditation teacher. This platform provides on demand video for yoga and meditation instruction. but mostly yoga). There are over 2000 classes with a variety of teachers and styles. If you would like the flexibility to practice yoga at home or when you're traveling you can try Yoga Vibes for free for 15 days. Use the coupon code judejohnson and you’ll save $50 off on a 1 years subscription. Check out https://www.yogavibes.com to learn more.
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