Practicing this technique has a gradual and remarkable impact on chronic phobias, which are often scary and cripple normal living. Practitioners are so happy to overcome an embarrassing handicap.
A resident in Van Rensselaer Manor Nursing Home, aged 87, reported that her long-standing phobia about being in an elevator was reduced by practicing this meditation.
2014
A librarian in a local school, who was in her fifties, had a phobia about heights (Acrophobia) for many years. She could not drive over bridges. She avoided the highways as they have overpasses and had to take county roads. She learned ‘meditation on breathing’ from my handouts. Whenever she was anxious, she practiced the meditation. She was able to drive over bridges and highways. She felt very happy about overcoming her embarrassing handicap.
2011
“I have introduced the technique to some of my patients with anxiety, panic attacks, hypertension, and insomnia. Everyone who has adopted the technique has reported that it helps them relax.
The most remarkable effect was on a patient with severe panic attacks, who could not drive over a bridge without taking an anxiolytic medicine first. She is now able to drive over bridges without relying on medications!” Report from Padma Sripada MD.
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