Calm Anxiety Fast | Breathing & Mindset Techniques for Daily Stress Relief

Welcome back. If you joined me yesterday in the meadow, you've already melted the morning frost, but as the day moves on, the heat of the world, the emails, the demands, the noise, they can start to wether that fresh start. Well imagine, now walking from that open meadow into a deep, sheltered glade. The trees above form a natural canopy, filtering the harsh light into a soft, manageable glow.

Today we're building your invisible shield so that you can stay in the shade no matter how bright the world gets outside. Hi there, I'm Martin, your clinical hypnotherapist, a former paramedic, and your guide to a karma life. You can find your quiet place now, where you won't be disturbed. You can sit or lie down whichever you find the most comfortable, and if it's safe, close your eyes.

In the world of clinical wellness right now, we talk a lot about sensory gating. It's your brain's ability to filter out the background noise so that you can focus on what matters. As a former paramedic, I live this every day, in the middle of a chaotic scene, I have to perform my mental triage, ignoring the sirens and shouting to focus purely on the person in front. You can do the same with your anxiety.

We're going to use a steady, rhythmic breathing, and this is going to close the gate on the external noise. You'll inhale for four, visualizing the shield forming around your personal space. Hold for two, feeling the strength of that boundary, and then exhale for six, allowing yourself to release any noise that had tried to slip through. Breathe with me now, ready?

In two, three, four, hold two, out, two, three, four, five, six.

When you breathe in, feel that protective shield. When you breathe out, release the noise, the negativities, you are the gatekeeper of your own mind. Ready? Let's breathe in in two, three, four, hold two, out, two, three, four, five, six.

Relax, ever deeper. Always visualize this shield to protect your own personal space. Feel the boundary as time stands still between the rise and fall, and then truly release any doubts that slip through. And small, ready to breathe in?

In two, three, four, hold two, out, two, three, four, five, six.

And just unwind. Be aware of any pockets of tension around your body. And if you find them, breathe into them, focus the breath in that area and then as you exhale, feel the tension, the built up stress, just melt away. You are in control, you are worthy.

Relax now, deeply and safely. Feel your courage, your ambitions grow with every end breath. Feel the negative thoughts, the regrets of your past dissipate with every out breath.

And as your breathing settles, as your heart rate slows, within the calm waters of your own mind, visualize your self-sitting in this quiet glade above you, the calipers thick and green. You can hear the wind rustling through the fields outside, but here the air is still. You are the observer, but you are not absorbed. And then within your mind, within your own vision, repeat these wonderful words internally to reinforce the shield.

I am the architect of my own environment and I choose what enters.

I can observe the chaos around me without absorbing it into my body.

My peace is a priority and I have the right to protect it.

I am the steady center of my own world, regardless of the storm outside.

I return to my calm canopy with every single breath I take.

And allow yourself truly to find peace and balance within to build up your own confidence to appreciate all that you are. And then once more, I am the architect of my own environment and I choose what enters.

I can observe the chaos around me without absorbing it into my body.

My peace is a priority and I have the right to protect it.

I am the steady center of my own world, regardless of the storm outside.

I return to my calm canopy with every single breath I take.

I am the steady center of my own world and I choose what enters.

I am the steady center of my own world and I choose what enters.

The gatekeeper mantra before you react to a stressful email ask is this my emergency or theirs? 3. The shoulder drop. Every hour check your physical shield if your shoulders are at your ears.

Drop them down and breathe. Now wiggle your fingers and toes, bring your awareness back into the world around you. Take that deep in breath and then as you exhale stretch out the muscles in your arms and legs. And now open your eyes.

Thank you for walking with me today. Remember, your peace is yours to keep. If you need more help, subscribe, make mindfulness part of your daily routine. It's helped me and thousands of others.

If you need even further help, check out my online course at calminganxiety.fm 5 super-focused hypnotherapy sessions to banish anxiety and only $67. By doing that you help keep this podcast going. It's just me and my van recording them. Thank you but more than that my friend, this is about you living your best life.

If I can help you find that, that's all the thanks I need. Take care, may your god go with you, smile often and then to your soul be kind.