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Managing performance anxiety: how to prepare for the moments that matter
Nerves before speaking are normal. Preparation, posture and a longer out-breath keep them at a useful level, so you can show up calm and clear.
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Finding the Eye of the Storm: The Art and Science of Calmness in an Age of Overwhelm
Calmness is not something you add. Posture, the out-breath and a mantra, old practices backed by science, help you find the eye of the storm.
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Coping With Overwhelm
Overwhelm is not a character flaw. Much of it is designed, some of it is your mind handing over the wheel, and a good deal of it is emotional debt collecting interest. Here is what is going on, and four things that help.
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Relaxation, Focus and Calmness
This is from the transcript of the last class in a mini-series I taught on Relaxation, Focus, and Calmness in The Meditation Course.
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