A Different Relationship with Anxiety

Many people experience anxiety not only during moments of crisis, but as a subtle and persistent undercurrent in daily life.

Health concerns, financial pressures, caregiving responsibilities, changing roles, and uncertainty about the future can quietly shape how we think, feel, and respond.

While understanding anxiety is an important first step, lasting change comes through repeated experience and practice. Our relationship with anxiety is embodied and shaped over time. From Enemy to Ally offers a structured and experiential path from understanding into practice.

What We’ll Explore

We explore how anxiety appears in both body and mind—through sensation, thought patterns, emotional responses, and automatic reactions. Throughout the series, participants are introduced to a practical Three-Layer Practice System for regulating, orienting, responding to, and integrating the experience of anxiety in everyday life.

Together, we explore:

• Anxiety as a meaningful signal rather than an enemy
• Physical and mental manifestations of anxiety
• Patterns of reactivity and automatic response
• Uncertainty, control, and internal narratives
• Reconnecting with the heart and the emotional landscape beneath anxiety
• Listening to what feelings may be asking rather than resisting them
• Awareness, discernment, and effective action

Core shift: From reacting to anxiety → relating to it as meaningful information

What You’ll Experience

Each session integrates psychological insight with embodied practice.

Sessions include:

• Breath and regulation practices
• Embodied awareness exercises
• Reflective inquiry and guided exploration
• Psychological frameworks for understanding anxiety
• Group discussion and shared learning
• Practical tools for daily life integration

Between sessions, participants are invited to apply practices in daily life and bring real examples into the group process.

To support continuity:

• Brief weekly tracking of anxiety patterns
• Reflection on practice application

Each week combines learning, experience, and reflection.

What Becomes Possible

This series does not aim to eliminate anxiety, but to support a different relationship with it.

Through practice, participants often notice:

• Greater awareness of anxiety patterns
• Increased ability to pause before reacting
• More confidence during uncertainty and activation
• Stronger connection to inner resources and discernment
• Greater steadiness in daily life

Rather than trying to eliminate anxiety, the work supports developing the capacity to recognize it, relate to it wisely, respond to it skillfully, and continue living meaningfully while it is present.

What Participants Discovered

"I consider it a messenger from the heart (Sherpa) asking me to look at something, often to prepare adequately for an upcoming event."

— Heather M.

"Actually realizing that we will not cure anxiety, but will have a relationship with it forever."

— Jane W.

"Most importantly we learned how to develop and utilize a functional ongoing relationship with anxiety that changed and will continue to impact our lives."

— Rebecca N-G.

Who This Series Is For

This series is for individuals experiencing anxiety in daily life who are interested in working with it more directly.

It may be especially relevant for:

• Health professionals, therapists, and caregivers
• Yoga teachers and yoga therapists
• People navigating stress, uncertainty, or transition
• Anyone seeking a more workable relationship with anxiety

No prior experience is required.

Practical Information

Format: Live online via Zoom

Dates: Mondays - November 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2026

6:00–8:30 PM ET / 3:00–5:30 PM PT

Early Bird: $297 (until October 28) | Regular: $347



Attendance to all sessions is expected, as each builds on the previous one.

No recordings are provided. Missed Sessions: A private 1:1 make-up session may be scheduled if needed.

Join us in developing a different relationship with anxiety—one grounded in awareness, discernment, embodied practice, and skillful response.