The February Reset: Melt Anxiety & Manifest Ease

If you've woken up this morning feeling like the shiny motivation of the New Year has already worn off or if the grey skies of February are starting to weigh heavy on your chest, you are not alone. This is actually the most common time of year for anxiety to creep back in. But we can shift that. Right now in the next few minutes we are going to hit a hard reset on your nervous system, melt away that winter tension and get back to feeling like you.

Welcome back to the calming anxiety podcast. I'm Martin and I'm so glad you're here. Today is our winter nervous system repair. We're going to move straight past the noise and drop into a space of peace, a place of restorative calm.

Let's begin. Let's jump straight in. Find that comfortable position somewhere you won't be disturbed for a while. Feeling up with dignity or lying down with grace and let's immediately turn our attention to our breath.

We're going to spend the next few minutes just breathing, no fixing, no striving, just regulating. I want you to inhale through your nose for a count of four deep into your belly. One, two, three, four. Hold it at the top for a moment and now breathe out through your mouth like you're sighing after a long day.

Four, three, two, one. Again, inhale deeply, feeling the ribs expand, taking up space and exhale, letting the shoulders drop a couple of inches. Keep this rhythm going in and out.

Right now you are telling your vagus nerve that you are safe. You are flipping the switch from fight or flight to rest and digest. If your mind wanders which is so normal, onto do lists or to February the 20th or back to January, gently shepherd it back to the sensation of the air hitting your body. Maybe notice the pause at the bottom of the out breath.

That tiny moment of silence before the next breath begins. That is where your peace lives, rest in the pause.

Now let's connect this to the body. Bring your awareness to the center of your chest. Does it feel tight? Does it feel heavy?

Judged just feel it and imagine a golden thread running from the base of your spine up through your heart and out through the top of your head, gently pulling you up right. You are connected, you are grounded, you are not your anxiety. You are the vessel that observes it. And now time to let go.

I want you to visualize any negativity, any February 15 as a grey fog sitting on your skin. Use every exhale, imagine you are blowing that fog away. Inhale clarity deep breath in. Exhale the grey.

See it lifting off your shoulders. Imagine it evaporating from your forehead. You are making space. You are clearing the room for something better.

Now with that space cleared, let's fill it, let's fill it with positivity.

Repeat these affirmations internally, after me visualizing them in your mind's eye.

I am not behind, I am exactly where I need to be.

I release the pressure to be perfect.

I am capable of handling whatever this week brings with ease.

My peace is my power. Now I want you to imagine the rest of this month. See February not as a dark tunnel but as a bridge. Imagine yourself walking across this bridge.

The air is crisp but you are warm. You are moving with a lightness in your step. You see yourself handling a stressful email with a smile. You see yourself sleeping deeply.

You see yourself laughing. Lock that image in. This is your reality. You are manifesting ease simply by choosing to see it.

Now as we prepare to close this session hold on to that image of yourself.

Calm, capable and light. We are going to drift here for a while longer allowing this work to settle deep into your subconscious. I want to leave you now with three wonderful tips for a brighter February.

One, smile. Even when down practice this simple act. Feel the emotions shift. Every morning wake up and consciously smile.

Search out the small miracles that surround each and every one of us every day.

Maybe a bird just singing whatever you find will be perfect for you. And three, every day before you leave for work or whatever you do. Take one small task, one act of kindness towards yourself. Before we drift off completely I'd want to invite you to join me tomorrow.

Tomorrow will focus specifically on the sleep rescue. A session designed to fix your cadym rhythm and get you into the deepest rest of your life. Now let the music wash over you and just breathe. Now wiggle your fingers and toes.

Take it deep breath in and on the out breath stretch out the muscles in your arms and legs. And when you're ready gently open your eyes. Thank you for listening to calming anxiety for taking back control over the way you think, feel and react. If you're new as always please do subscribe, give it a thumbs up or one of those super wonderful five star reviews.

Thank you and feel free to share it on your social media. Take care my friend. Just reconnect tomorrow. Smile often.

Positiveity whenever you can. Until your beautiful self. Be kind.