10 Ways To Stay Calm During A Crisis (+ A FREE Meditation!)

Let’s be honest, things happen beyond our control — both while traveling and while we’re at home — so it’s important to have some tools ready and available during those difficult situations in our lives. We have gathered our best tips to help you stay calm during a crisis.

Whether it’s a missed flight, lost or stolen passport, sickness, disaster, or pandemic, we can’t avoid uncomfortable situations in our lives. “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” is one of my favorite quotes and something I’ve personally struggled with for the better part of my life.

Up until about a year ago, I felt as if I had zero control over how I reacted to difficult situations in my life. My nervous system was ready to go into fight or flight at any given moment and sometimes even the smallest thing could set me into a panic spiral.

Luckily, there are so many tools to help shift from a person who reacts to every external circumstance to a person who…