What type of meditation is best for anxiety — breathing exercises, body scans, or guided visualization?

It depends on how your anxiety shows up. Physical anxiety (tight chest, racing heart, tingling) often responds best to breath-based techniques that activate the parasympathetic nervous system. Cognitive anxiety (worry spirals, catastrophizing) benefits from noting or labeling techniques that create distance from thoughts. Social anxiety may respond better to self-compassion practices. Body scans can be counterproductive if your anxiety is body-focused — scanning for sensations can amplify them. StillMind’s AI selects the technique based on what you describe, so you don’t have to guess.