154 Mindfulness Helped Me Deal With Anxiety Says 19 Year Old Author Jake Heilbrunn

Jake Heilbrunn is an author and inspiration to youth everywhere. He has written for Psychology Today, Thought Catalog and Pick the Brain andhas also written his own book called, Off the Beaten Trail. Jake writesa blog post every Wednesday for his blog, Eyes Fully Open and he's alsoa passionate speaker. At the age of 19, Jake has already achieved successes only dreamt about by much older authors.

Contact Info

• Website: www.JakeHeilbrunn.com
  
• Blog: Eyes Fully Open
  

Most Influential PersonEffect on Emotions

• It'sdefinitely been a huge way for me to process difficult emotions. I think it was definitely easier for me to just ignore difficult emotions,but mindfulness has allowed me to just sit with those emotions so I canfully deal with them as opposed to just ignoring them.
  

Thoughts on Breathing

• Breathingis a huge part of my mindfulness practice. Whether it's surfing or working out or doing occasional transformational breathing classes or just sitting at home, breath allows me to lift weights or run more or ifI'm sitting at home it allows me to facilitate getting into that state where I'm at that peaceful sense of mind.
  

Suggested Resources

• Book: Man's Search For Meaning By Victor Frankl
  
• App: Headspace