Listening to Your Body: Managing Anxiety with the B.O.A.T Blueprint

In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik delves into the critical topic of anxiety management with special guest River Braun, a dedicated mind-body coach specializing in the LGBTQIA+ community. River shares their personal journey with anxiety, which began at a young age and intensified through significant life events. This experience led them to develop the B.O.A.T Blueprint—a comprehensive program that integrates mindfulness, yoga, and somatic bodywork to help individuals better manage anxiety and achieve a balanced life. Together, they explore the importance of listening to the body’s early warning signs of anxiety, such as racing heart, sweaty palms, and restlessness, and how ignoring these signs can lead to more severe health issues. River also introduces listeners to integrated somatic trauma therapy and applied polyvagal theory in yoga, explaining how these approaches can help release trauma stored in the body and promote healing. Tune in to learn practical strategies for moving from a state of anxiety to one of calm and control.