Superpower Description:

Essential to the human experience, creativity encourages you to problem solve, provides meaning, connects us to something beyond ourselves, and helps transform 'what is' into 'what could be.'

It enables you to extract the wisdom of the subconscious, alchemize it to the conscious, and then create something beautiful with it. Like the power of shifting states.

Use Creativity to Shift from Anxiety

Creativity is defined as: the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others.

Creativity isn't reserved artists or musicians – it's universal to everyone.

Unique to each of us, we've been leaving our creative fingerprints on the world for tens of thousands of years – and it's undoubtedly one of the greatest experiences of being human.

There may be no better way to find a true sense of presence than through the power of creativity.

It takes us so far into the present moment, we're not concerned about the past or future.

In moments of deep creativity, we may not even feel a sense of self but connected to something beyond.

It comes in many forms, each of us relating to it a little bit differently.

Connect with it to reduce the power of fear and anxiety.

Write in a journal.

Paint, draw, doodle.

Fuse ideas together.

Play a musical instrument.

Take a craft or pottery class.

Work on a project in a new way.

Become a beginner at something.

Make a vision board of things you want.

Cook something you've never made before.

Disrupt your daily routine & drive a different route to work.

Try a new exercise class or move your body in a new way.

Think about yourself or your thoughts from a different perspective.

Whatever you choose, abandon any notion of the future and immerse yourself in creativity.

As an innate superpower within you, creativity is one of the few things strong enough to combat anxiety.

Superpower Description:

Having the awareness and understanding of our own thought processes is a gift. By thinking about thinking, we can better plan, monitor, and assess understanding, performance, and what we truly desire.

This gives us the freedom to curate our lives instead of always reacting to it.

Unfortunately, our fast paced, overstimulated world has numbed this superpower, but it's one of our greatest tools in being able to shift into a state we authentically desire.

Use Introspection to Shift from Anxiety

When most animals feel fear, they instinctually react to it.

Humans often do too. But we have a superpower perhaps no other creature has: introspection.

By being able to think about our thoughts and feelings, we have the ability to understand fear and anxiety instead of simply reacting to it.

Once understood, we can see it for what it really is and choose to let it go.

Introspection puts life into our own hands. Use it to shift into a state of calm.

Carve out time to be with yourself and think.

Seek the source of your anxiety and deconstruct it.

Ask yourself whether you're facing a real threat or a perceived one.

Realize you're fretting about the future and draw yourself back to the present.

Identify patterns of thinking that induce anxiety and replace them with new ones.

Remind yourself you're safe and remember fear is a biological reaction you don't have to succumb to.

Anxiety is a reaction but you have the choice to respond.

Use the power of introspection to respond in a way you decide instead of feeling like you never had a choice.

Superpower Description:

Humans have been dancing for thousands of years. Even though we may be dancing less today, it's a force too powerful to simply disappear.

Not only is dancing fun, it's a remarkable tool for getting in touch with the present and our bodies. It's also a tool for self expression, connection, and healthy movement.

The power of dance transports us from the confines of our mind and releases us into the fluidity and infinity of experience.

Use Dance to Shift from Anxiety

For some, even the thought of dancing may produce anxiety – but you don't have to dance in front of anyone.

"Dance like nobody's watching."

You've heard the quote. It's ubiquitous because of how powerful it is.

If you dance as if nobody is watching, it's going to be difficult for anxiety to remain in the body. 

For tens of thousands of years (maybe longer), humans have been dancing as an integral part of culture.

Why? Because it's expressive, connecting, and healthy for the body.

But more than anything else, dancing brings you directly into the present moment.

Go at it alone, with strangers, or with your closest tribe members.

Go to a dance club and let loose.

Throw your own private dance party.

Follow a dance instruction class on YouTube.

There are even video games that will get you dancing.

Attend an ecstatic dance class and give yourself permission to let go.

Play your favorite song and dance with friends, family, or a partner.

Whatever you choose, let go and just dance.

It will connect with the present moment and your anxiety of the future will fade into the past.