In this episode, Gina discusses a phenomenon known as digital apnea and how it relates to anxiety.\xa0Digital apnea occurs when we hold our breath during moments we are using our digital devices and looking at our screens.\xa0Studies have shown that humans tend to do this naturally!\xa0Gina offers some alternatives to combat the ill effects of this phenomenon, including walking and becoming more conscious of our breath and breathing patterns.\nSign up for a free month of audible and get a free book: https://www.audible.com/ep/freetrial?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R\nLink to "Distraction Addiction" by\xa0Alex Soojung-Kim Pang: https://amzn.to/2LDbhXP\nTo learn more go to:\nhttp://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com\nJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program\xa0\nWhat is anxiety?\nQuote:\nMeditation is the original neuroscience, the world\u2019s oldest conscious exploitation of neuroplasticity, and it\u2019s a twenty-five-hundred-year-old answer to the twenty-five-year-old problem of digital distraction. ~Alex Soojung-Kim Pang\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices