Anxiety Relief Nervous System Reset and Vagus Nerve Healing (Part 2 of 3)
Calming Anxiety | Guided Meditation, Sleep Hypnosis & Panic Attack Relief
Calming Anxiety
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🗓️ 7 March 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Host Martin, a clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic, guides you through a powerful session designed to stop the "digital spiral" and give your vagus nerve the signal it needs to heal. This episode features a modified NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) protocol combined with vagal tone stimulation, providing the missing link in long-term anxiety recovery.
In This Episode, You Will Experience:
- The 4-2-6 Breathing Rhythm: A biological lever to lower cortisol and activate the vagus nerve.
- Modified NSDR & Hypnosis: A guided visualization to create a "silent sanctuary" and a safe place for permanent positive change.
- Somatic Rewiring: Techniques to release tension in the jaw, shoulders, and neck while building a new sense of "felt safety".
- The Cold Water Splash: A 30-second splash to the face to trigger the diving reflex and reset your heart rate.
- Peripheral Gaze: Shifting your vision to the farthest point in the room to signal to your brain that there is no immediate threat.
- Vocal Vibration: Humming or chanting to stimulate the vagus nerve directly through the back of the throat.
- "I am safe to inhabit my body."
- "My nervous system is returning to a state of balance and peace."
- "I trust my body's ability to heal and regulate."
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| 0:00.0 | You've come here today to find some quiet, but if anxiety still feels like it's quietly humming in the background, you're not alone. |
| 0:10.0 | I've created something called the Anxiety Circuit Breaker, a gentle, guided course designed to help you interrupt anxious spirals and feel steady again. If you would like to explore |
| 0:22.6 | it, you can visit calminganxiety.fm. But for now, there's nothing you need to do. Let's settle in together |
| 0:31.6 | and focus on the present moment. |
| 0:43.3 | If you feel like you've been living on autopilot, in a constant state of high alert, |
| 0:45.3 | your body is likely stuck in a stress loop. |
| 0:49.3 | Today, we aren't just calming down. |
| 0:53.3 | We're going to initiate a nervous system reset. |
| 0:58.0 | We're moving from the fight or flight or the survival mode into the rest and repair, |
| 1:05.0 | the parasympathetic activation mode. |
| 1:09.0 | It's time to stop the digital spiral and give your vagus nerve |
| 1:13.6 | the signal it needs to heal. You aren't failing at recovery. You just need to build a new |
| 1:21.6 | sense of felt safety. Hi there, I'm Martin, your clinical hypnotherapist. You're listening to |
| 1:31.7 | calming anxiety. This is part two of our series on finding deeper clarity. If you want |
| 1:39.3 | more tools on trauma-informed brain rewiring, come and find it at calminganxiety.fm. |
| 1:47.0 | But right now, find your quiet place. |
| 1:52.0 | Somewhere comfy to sit or lie down, the choice is yours. |
| 1:57.0 | And if it's safe, close your eyes. |
| 2:01.6 | We're going to use a modified NSDR, that's non-sleep deep rest protocol, combined with vagal tone stimulation today. |
| 2:12.6 | This is the missing link in anxiety recovery. |
| 2:18.3 | So as I said, get comfy. |
| 2:21.3 | Gently place your hands over your eyes to block out light |
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