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Short Meditation for Anxiety: Quick Tapping Techniques for Instant Calm

Written by: Nick Ortner

When anxiety strikes, you need relief fast. Your heart races, your thoughts spiral, and that overwhelming feeling of panic can make it hard to focus, breathe, or function. But we don’t always have time for a lengthy meditation session in the middle of a stressful day… So what do you do when you’re looking for a short meditation for anxiety that actually works?

Introducing, EFT Tapping meditations! This quick yet powerful technique is proven to help reduce anxiety fast and bring you calm when you need it most. 

Two quick guided meditations for anxiety relief

We’ve created two short guided Tapping meditations to help you find quick anxiety relief whenever and wherever you need it. 

The first is just 60 seconds long, perfect for those moments when you need instant calm. 

The second is just 5 minutes long, perfect for when you have just a little more time to dedicate to your wellbeing but still want something short and sweet to help relieve anxiety in the moment.

If you’re completely new to Tapping or need a refresher of the basics before starting, check out this comprehensive Tapping guide

1-Minute Emergency Anxiety Relief Tapping Meditation

Just one round of Tapping, this quick guided meditation for anxiety packs a punch in under 60 seconds. 

Follow along when you are feeling anxious, and notice how quickly you can feel relief: 

How do you feel after that super short guided meditation for anxiety? Let me know in the comments below!

5-Minute Anxiety Reduction Tapping Meditation 

Have a couple more minutes? 

Try this short and powerful Tapping meditation, where you’ll get the chance to acknowledge and release anxiety from your body, so you can begin to relax into feelings of safety and ease:

How do you feel after that 5 minute anxiety reduction meditation? Let me know in the comments below!

Looking for something in between? How about this short 3-minute Tapping sequence to calm anxiety and stress.

The benefits of a short anxiety meditation with Tapping

Traditional meditation can be challenging when you’re feeling anxious. Sitting still and trying to quiet your racing thoughts might often feel impossible. 

That’s what makes EFT Tapping such a perfect solution. It’s effective when traditional techniques often aren’t. It is a mind-body practice that works on a physical level to calm your body and mind and bring your entire nervous system back into balance. 

Tapping (also known as EFT or Emotional Freedom Techniques) works by:

  • Sending calming signals to your brain’s fear center (the same part of the brain that lights up when anxiety strikes)
  • Lowering cortisol (the stress hormone) levels by 41%
  • Helping regulate your nervous system
  • Allowing you to release overwhelming emotions and find greater ease in mind and body
  • Providing an outlet for nervous energy through gentle movement
  • Giving you a concrete action to take when anxiety hits

Just a few minutes of Tapping can make a significant difference in how you feel. In fact, research shows that a single, 9-minute Tapping session can reduce anxiety by an average of 41%.

Ready to find even more relief? 

These short meditations for anxiety are just the start. There’s a whole world of Tapping to explore to help you feel better – whether in moments of crisis or to regulate your nervous system and find balance day after day.

If you are looking for more short guided meditations for anxiety relief, The Tapping Solution App offers dozens of quick Tapping sessions designed specifically for fast anxiety relief, including:

  • 2-minute Quick Tap guided video sessions
  • 5-minute anxiety reduction meditations
  • Short panic attack relief sessions
  • Quick guided meditations for specific anxiety triggers (like social anxiety, fear of the dentist, fear of flying, and more)
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Here are some specific meditation options you can choose from (among 750+ others in our extensive library): 

Our users report an average 41% reduction in anxiety after the Releasing Anxiety meditation (just 9 minutes long!). 

Imagine what regular practice with these short meditations could do for your anxiety levels… Imagine how different you could feel with this meditation technique at your fingertips, guiding you back to peace and ease whenever anxiety shows up.

Whether you have 60 seconds or 15 minutes, there’s always time for a quick meditation to calm anxiety. 

Download The Tapping Solution App today, and start building your toolkit of short anxiety relief meditations that you can turn to whenever you need them.

Until next time… Keep Tapping!

Nick Ortner

P.S. Looking for something a little longer than a 5-minute anxiety meditation? Try this 12-minute “From Overwhelm To Calm” Tapping meditation.



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