by Melissa Noel Renzi | May 18, 2022 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Meditation, Yoga
Have you tried to use meditation for anxiety symptoms? Many HSPs who are prone to anxiety turn to meditation to cope. It makes sense that people with sensitive nervous systems would gravitate toward a quiet, inward-oriented, and deeply personal practice. We’ve also...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | May 6, 2022 | Meditation, Yoga
Are you engaging in a contemplative practice? Maybe you have an existing practice or you’ve recently embarked on something new. Whatever your practice may be, I have a question for you to consider on your journey. It’s a question that tends to get...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Sep 25, 2020 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Yoga
The following article on autumn anxiety and HSPs was originally written for Highly Sensitive Refuge under the title “For Highly Sensitive People, Autumn Anxiety Is Real”. Do you experience anxiety when fall sweeps in? If your mood and energy suddenly feel...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Jun 18, 2020 | Activism, Anxiety, highly sensitive activism, Highly Sensitive Person, Yoga
Highly sensitive activist? Is this a thing? Honestly, I’m not sure, but I invite you to come forth and make it one because your care, complexity, and courage are needed. Whether you already see yourself as a highly sensitive activist or are reluctant to consider...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Mar 23, 2019 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Self Care, Trauma, Yoga
It’s no secret that yoga can support highly sensitive people. A slow-paced, nurturing yoga practice can be just the medicine to calm an anxious nervous system and learn to befriend the most uncomfortable thoughts and feelings highly sensitive people often...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Nov 14, 2018 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Meditation, Yoga
Want to learn a breathing technique for anxiety? Breathing techniques may not always work to ease anxiety, but that doesn’t mean that breathing never works. Different tools work in different ways for different people. What’s important is that you have...