What if you could transform your anxiety into something you can actually use during your work day? Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki shares two evidence-based activities — breathing and movement — that can soothe your nervous system and fuel creativity and connection.
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Namulema zulaika
March 22, 2023 at 12:28 pm
Try and remember something you had to learn as a child, something that seems so easy to you now you don’t even give yourself credit for having learned it. Learning to walk, to speak… What else did you work to achieve in your early years of life?
Take a moment to witness that young person who tried hard. Even now, years later, value that effort. Because that same power is still in you, to do this now.
Vicklemiss
March 22, 2023 at 12:41 pm
“Vacuuming à la Mrs Doubtfire” love that 😆
BBatz
March 22, 2023 at 12:58 pm
Help! I’m stuck in my cubical buried up to my neck in sticky notes!
DIPANKAR MALLICK
March 22, 2023 at 1:08 pm
Nice green top professor ess…WS…
Liezyl Manalo
March 22, 2023 at 1:29 pm
Thank you for this! 🙂
Daniel Doran
March 22, 2023 at 1:29 pm
Palms sweaty, Mom’s spaghetti?
MrZacchery
March 22, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Thank you.
K S
March 22, 2023 at 2:39 pm
Autistic ppl already do this
Shamim Rezaul
March 22, 2023 at 3:08 pm
Really it’s a amazing, it’s so informative and helpful.
Elvis Coso
March 22, 2023 at 3:20 pm
Awesome information!
Nias
March 22, 2023 at 3:39 pm
❤ No coffee helped me a lot, too. And I think it’s worth mentioning that these tips cannot replace therapy when needed.
Craig Merkey
March 22, 2023 at 3:54 pm
Really great information and presenter! Don’t forget diet as well!
Li Sca
March 22, 2023 at 4:20 pm
Thank you
David Call Lac
March 22, 2023 at 5:56 pm
Take as deep breath as you can thru your nose. Hold breath for 8 or 9 seconds. Slowly expel thru purssed lips for a count of 8. Repeat 10 x
Mr. C
March 22, 2023 at 7:17 pm
Is she wearing a bra?
Ligia Sommers
March 22, 2023 at 7:34 pm
Great episode, thank you 🙏🏻🌹✨🙏🏻
Mr Tien Physics
March 22, 2023 at 7:36 pm
Live as a monk in the mountains
Jason Rios
March 22, 2023 at 7:39 pm
Love wendy suzuki
David Boson
March 22, 2023 at 7:54 pm
the less i know about what is happening around the world – the calmer i feel. Meaning that knowing everything, immediately, constantly is not good for your health.
FRienDO
March 22, 2023 at 8:41 pm
This TED talk makes me anxious
Griffin C.
March 22, 2023 at 8:43 pm
Do treadmills work for moving body? Or needs to be more authentic
히오마메
March 22, 2023 at 8:52 pm
내 핵심 정서를 깨닫고, 호흡하고, 움직이는 것이 중요하다는 것을 아니까 명상, 요가가 얼마나 인류에게 선물같은 활동인지 깨달았습니다.
Sakura Christine Ito
March 22, 2023 at 9:07 pm
People say that coffee causes anxiety, but for me, coffee can make me feel sooo happy & uplifted!!!
Richard
March 22, 2023 at 9:37 pm
Helpful video, thank you.
RantKid
March 22, 2023 at 9:45 pm
This lady is the only one making me anxious right now
Mattia Cenacchi
March 23, 2023 at 2:44 am
She speak so slow that I get a opanic attakjjust listening to her
X-BOT-GAMING
March 23, 2023 at 9:04 am
Sorry to differ here anxiety is not as simple as receiving emails from bosses, it’s the fear of facing meetings or going to public places, or closed spaces with a personal interaction with someone important or even anxious while you are a passenger in a four wheeler or bus. It’s not that simple to define anxiety and cannot be defined in this manner.
Pratap Reddy Gummana
March 23, 2023 at 9:35 am
Thanks mam
Gregory Grace
March 23, 2023 at 9:52 am
Great to hear an adult speak again. Thank goodness this woman didn’t go Woke.
かーかーか
March 23, 2023 at 10:22 am
It’s not related to the subject of this video, but she seems to have something nice to say.
Nyla
March 23, 2023 at 10:29 am
I really wish more people would look up calming herbs and excersise and breathe… the whole world is anxious and everybody wants a convenient fix that doesn’t require THEM to do the work for themselves. I am so grateful for people like this.
Rajdeep Hati
March 23, 2023 at 11:22 am
shes sweet
someonerandom
March 23, 2023 at 1:00 pm
When a neuroscientist says more empathy is what society needs most today, you listen… Everyone is too self focused; and of course, when you only think about your problems, they become huge and anxiety inducing.
Just be kinder, truly listen, give your mom a hand. Just look a little beyond yourself. Breathing and exercise do wonders, but it’s empathy that really reframes your mind.
Eserve10
March 23, 2023 at 1:17 pm
Lovely
Not Again
March 23, 2023 at 1:46 pm
Thank you for sharing this info with us its very useful
Snowflakes Fell
March 23, 2023 at 2:39 pm
I just want those pills that she is taking
The Rogue of Space
March 23, 2023 at 3:14 pm
Beautiful presentation, thanks for sharing this info with us!
MeInMoment
March 23, 2023 at 3:54 pm
These things are not working for me. Heard them a lot
muzzybeat1
March 23, 2023 at 5:47 pm
She’s pretty cute.
LLL III
March 23, 2023 at 7:40 pm
Summary: breathe, mobility (move your body – 10 minutes of walking or try to be creative) – connect with your body,