#1 It is obvious that if we are worried (afraid of something, we think will be a catastrophe… – certainly if we are panicking… – the former is when we think about a negative possibility (or even if its in the back of our mind) the latter is when we are facing it,) we cannot feel tranquil.
As such, there are one of two possibilities – the first is there is something that we can do – well the obvious answer then is to do what we can;
the second is a. we feel we are trapped, so firstly, often what is a trap to one person (simply because he knows not the trapdoor, is easy to another – for example, I once needed some advice and I asked a businessman, in one second he gave me the solution (he said “Just like you can explain Talmud, I can explain business” – the Rebbe encourages us to use friends in all fields, for example, medicine, business, Rabbi (for spiritual etc.) However sometimes there is situation in which we G-d forbid feel trapped, anxious…. so

# 2. A person needs to become spiritual – they say, a student of Plato asked him if he should get married – “Yes” said the great philosopher, “For if your wife will be kind, you will be fortunate; but if not, you can become a philosopher.” – You see, philosophy, seeing a deeper reality, is the only way to overcome anxiety – so there are five deeper reasons:
1. What is happening to you can be a blessing s (which only afterwards will you realize)
2. What is happening to you can be a growth – which is usually what is happening (it makes us humble and wiser).
3. What is happening to you may be part of your tikkun, which means fixing something from a previous incarnation or for a positive benefit.

4. What is happening to you can be a test of faith – when you demonstrate faith (that God loves you and it will be good) things turn around.

5. What is happening to you, is either teaching you a life skill, or leading you to a better.

# 3. To feel tranquil, like a psychiatrist who researched stress his whole life told me – you have to imagine a RPM gauge (the gauge on your dashboard) as you rev your engine it shows you your RPM – now if in general you are feeling clam (say you are driving in 1-2 RPM, you can afford to once in a while get nervous – however if in general you are feeling tense, say you are in 4-5, this can cause that anxiety will create 6-7 (in fact, we actually can measure our brains, and in the alpha frequency we are calm, in the beta we are nervous – there are many biofeedback devises that help – you should try it.)

So here are 7 natural ways to feel calm:

1. Every morning when you wake up -as the first thought of the day sets our train of thought, think everything you are grateful for (a University of California study shows, that gratitude induces hope and tranquility.)
2. Believe that soon God will redeem in a miraculous way the entire world – hope is the most powerful antidote.
3. Breath deeply – take a deep breath, hold it in your stomach for three seconds, and slowly exhale (do this for two three minutes.)
4. Get into nature! (Even just looking at pictures of greenery calms us.)
5. Get into sunlight!
6. Exercise (all scientifically proven – works as good as antidepressants!)
7. This is perhaps the most important thing – you see the primary reason we are nervous is our soul feels that its burning its oil – for example (if I may use myself…) every day I write and write and write; well I don’t only write… I teach, I answer questions, I put out spiritual content on facebook (you get the idea….)  have never received from this a penny – apart from the fact that it’s something I am passionate, its actually enjoyable – so by helping others, you feel as Einstein says, “A life of giving, is a life worth living.”