We all have been there. A few minutes before an important presentation, a difficult phone call or any other situation, when we move out of our comfort zone, we start feeling the sweat on our shoulders, our hands are trembling, we cannot concentrate and all we can think of is this ever present, paralyzing fear…. The fear has got us. This is nothing unusual – the fear is a part of our being. What is important here is not getting rid of fear, but preventing that fear controls us – we are the masters and we need to take a wheel and start controlling our fear!
In such stressful situation I do this simply exercise to become grounded, centered and prevent fear from controlling me.
The purpose of this exercise is to come back our body, to become at our best, to become who we really are. You will be amazed of how much more you are capable of, when you fully inhabit your body! And how easy every task will be to handle.
1. Find a quiet place where you can sit undisturbed for a few minutes.
2. Close your eyes and feel the sensations in your body. Feel the fear in your body. How does it feel? Where do you feel it? Breath deeply, feeling the breath in your belly as you scan the body. Slowly you feel your body relaxing. Stay there, inhabiting the vast space of your inner being. How does it feel?
3. As soon as you feel your body relaxing, start visualizing mental images from your past of situations, when you felt you succeeded. It may be a feeling of content when you completed a difficult project and received a praise from your boss and colleagues, or the feeling of achievement, when you climbed that mountain. Or any other mental image, when you felt extremely fulfilled and proud of yourself. Imagine how you felt about yourself at that time. And really feel this feeling right now, feel these emotions. The more mental images of your past success you bring, the better.
4. Now open your eyes and feel relaxed, grounded and charged with positive emotions.
This exercise is extremely powerful. The best thing about it: it’s simple, it can be done almost everywhere, it takes only a few minutes and it works! You can conquer your fear almost instantly and bring new awareness to your actions.
I like listening to relaxing music while doing this exercise. Fortunately, in the era of iPhones and iPods almost everyone carries the music wherever we go 
. Listening to relaxing music during this exercise magnifies the result. I especially recommend the beautiful relaxation music by Deuter, as in the below video – music for our soul!
