Nobody escapes anxiety

"Anxiety is part of life. You cannot escape it, but it does not have to stop you," says Viggo Johansen. He speaks from experience.

"I remember being at a Pink Floyd concert as a young man and feeling so desperate and lonely. I thought that was how life had to be. And when I later chose to become a Buddhist monk, I did not do it because I was super happy."

Today Viggo Johansen teaches meditation and yoga. He is a cognitive behavioural therapist and an author, with a master's degree in philosophy.

"I do not mean that serious anxiety disorders are something everyone must live with, but feeling anxiety and being scared to death is part of our being." He cares about helping others explore and develop their potential, and believes we all need a spiritual dimension in life.

"When we close the door to our spirituality, we become lonelier. We cannot find home. Many of us leave that dimension in church or on the yoga mat, but it is always there for us."

Host: Birgitte Gjestvang. Sound and music: Thomas Prado Lamo Lokøen.