Grounded in the Chaos 5 Minutes of Calm

Just before we begin, a quick one. This Sunday, over on the exhale with Martin YouTube channel, I've put something a little different together for you. It's 10 minutes, just a camera walking through the woods. No face, no studio, just us.

The trees and a conversation about grounding yourself in the world around you. The link is in the show notes. Head over there after this. You might find it does something unexpected.

Right now, the world outside might feel loud, fast and overwhelming. Like there's too much moving, too much noise and no clear floor beneath your feet. This session is for that moment. Let's start with the breath.

In through the nose and then hold for two and then out for six. Ready? In two, three, four, hold, two, exhale, two, three, four, five, six.

Relax and release. Let's do it again. Ready with me. In two, three, four, hold, two, release, two, three.

In two, three, four, five, six. The ratio, longer out than in, is the direct signal to your vagus nerve. Now I want you to feel the surface beneath you right now. The chair, the floor, whatever is holding you.

Press your feet gently into the ground. Notice the weight of your own body. You are here. You are present.

You are not lost in what's ahead or behind. You are exactly here. Now in your mind, I want you to find somewhere outside, somewhere with the ground beneath it, a garden, a field, a forest path. Somewhere the air moves slowly and the noise of the world doesn't quite reach.

Release yourself there now. Feel the earth under your feet. Solid, unchanged, untroubled by whatever is happening out there. Notice what's around you.

The colors, the lights, the texture of this place. You don't need to fix anything here. You just need to be here, grounded, present and still. The chaos outside is real, but so is this and you get to choose.

So let these words settle as you breathe. I am grounded even when the world is not. I do not need to control everything to feel safe.

Stillness is always available to me.

I return to myself again and again and that is enough.

Relax now my friend. You just need to be here, grounded, present and still.

I am grounded even when the world is not. Stillness is always available to me.

Now take a deep breath in and as you let it go, bring yourself gently back. wiggle your fingers, feel the room around you. Your back and you took a moment to ground yourself in the middle of the chaos that matters. Now don't forget to head over to exhale with Martin on YouTube.

I am taking you into the woods, a 10 minute walk and talk, just a camera as your companion about finding grounding in nature and the world around you. There is already one of the walks up there now, so do head over, subscribe, hit the notification and find your perfect moment of calm within the chaos. The link is in the show notes. Until then my friend, take care of yourself and be kind.