Stillness Training
Anxiety is energy without a direction. It builds up when you refuse to sit with yourself.
Why stillness, not distraction
Most anxiety advice is really just distraction advice: go do something else until the feeling passes. That works short-term and does nothing long-term, because the energy never actually goes anywhere — it just gets deferred. Stage 4 is about sitting with it long enough for it to move through instead of around.
How the practice runs
- Sit for 10 minutes. No app required, no specific technique — just timed, uninterrupted stillness.
- Don't fight the thoughts. Let them pass without engaging. The goal isn't a blank mind, it's tolerance.
- Notice where the energy actually sits. Anxiety shows up in the body first — chest, jaw, stomach. Locate it before trying to think your way past it.
- Log it and move on into Stage 5: Education.
A companion guide
We put together a short guide on working with difficult emotions during this stage, for the days when 10 minutes of stillness feels like the hardest part of the whole protocol.
Run the full protocol
The Anxiety Reset is Stage 4 of 5. The free DRG app keeps the daily core going: Listen, Move and Reflect, with your streak tracked one day at a time.
It's free — no card required.
