Natural remedies for anxiety
When anxiety sets in, it often feels as if the mind has taken the wheel... and is driving much too fast. Your heart races, your breathing stops and your thoughts go round and round.
The good news is that there are natural remedies for anxiety, These simple, accessible tools help to relieve pressure and send a clear message to the body: you are safe.
Natural solutions to relieve anxiety
Anxiety is not a weakness. It's the nervous system's response to being overwhelmed.
Natural approaches enable us to act directly on this nervous system, through our breathing, our body and our emotions. And the more you practise regularly, the more your body learns to calm down.
Bach Flower Remedies: concrete allies against anxiety
The Bach Flower Remedies act on the emotional state. They are particularly useful when anxiety is diffuse, irrational or pervasive.
Here are the flowers most often used in cases of anxiety:
- Red Chestnut for excessive anxiety about others (children, relatives, partners).
- Aspen For vague fears, anxieties for “no reason”, the feeling that something bad is going to happen.
- Mimulus For identified fears (fear of speaking, driving, falling ill, staying alone, etc.).
- Rock Rose For panic attacks, anxiety attacks and intense, paralysing fear.
- White Chestnut for the mind that never stops, the obsessive thoughts, the brain in a loop.
Rescue mix (emergency remedy)
Rescue is a blend of 5 flowers, ideal for acute stress, emotional shock or anxiety.
It can be taken occasionally, several times a day if necessary, and acts as an “emotional band-aid”.
Bach Flower Remedies can be taken alone or in a personalised blend, depending on how you are feeling at the time.
Breathing, relaxation and body techniques
When anxiety rises, breathing becomes short. And as long as breathing is blocked, the brain remains alert.
Simple breathing exercise (2 minutes)
Sit comfortably with your feet firmly on the ground.
- Breathe in through your nose 4 seconds
- Breathe out slowly through your mouth for 6 seconds
- Repeat for 2 to 5 minutes
Exhaling for longer than inhaling automatically calms the nervous system.
Cardiac coherence (flagship anti-anxiety exercise)
- Breathe in for 5 seconds
- Exhale for 5 seconds
- For 5 minutes
Ideally 3 times a day (morning, midday, late afternoon).
It is one of the most effective tools for regulating stress and preventing anxiety attacks.
Body points to stimulate to relieve pressure
Certain areas of the body can be stimulated very simply to calm anxiety.
Solar plexus point
Place one hand in the centre of your chest, between your breasts.
Breathe deeply for 1 to 2 minutes.
This point helps to relieve tension and emotional pressure.
Points under the collarbones (neuro-lymphatic points)
Tap gently under each collarbone with your fingertips for 30 to 60 seconds.
This helps to rebalance energy and calm stress.
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Cross your arms over your chest and sway slowly from right to left.
A very reassuring gesture for the nervous system, also used for children.
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The contribution of kinesiology to stress management
La kinesiology goes further than one-off techniques.
It seeks to understand why your nervous system is constantly on alert.
The muscle test is used to identify :
- undigested emotional stress,
- past events still active in the body,
- unconscious beliefs (“I have to manage everything”, “I'm not safe”).
The work is gentle, involving energy, emotional and physical rebalancing, to help the body move out of survival mode for good.
Many people describe a feeling of deep calm, sometimes from the very first session.
Tips for setting up a daily well-being routine
For anxiety to diminish over time, the body needs regularity rather than perfection.
A few simple ideas:
- breathe consciously at least once a day,
- Reduce stimulants (coffee, sugar, anxiety-provoking news),
- introduce a soothing evening ritual (breathing, herbal tea, turning off the screen),
- listen to the body's signals before exhaustion,
- speak to each other more gently (and if you were already doing your best?).
If your anxiety is making you tired or preventing you from living serenely, Kinesiology can help you to understand what your body is expressing and to rediscover a state of inner security.
