MIDL Retreat 11: Transitioning from Retreat to Meditating in Daily Life.

Many of the symptoms of anxiety arise due to the stress response disengaging the diaphragm from the process of respiration. 
https://midlmeditation.com/meditation-for-anxiety

Re-engagement of the diaphragm in autonomous breathing switches off chest hyperventilation and allows depleted C02 levels to re-balance. This results in a decrease in anxiety symptoms such as hyperventilation, tightness of chest, mental dullness, agitation and restlessness which make us defensive and affects our social interactions with others.

MIDL Retreat 11: Transitioning from Retreat to Meditating in Daily Life.

Stephen Procter

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