The Gentle Reset Releasing Mental Tension and Nervous System Fatigue
Calming Anxiety | Guided Meditation, Sleep Hypnosis & Panic Attack Relief
Calming Anxiety
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🗓️ 1 March 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Through a combination of deep vagus nerve breathing, golden light visualization, and powerful daily affirmations, you will learn how to release "winter weight" and return to your natural state of peace. Perfect for listeners seeking mindfulness, mental health support, and practical anxiety relief in 2026.Time Chapters
- 00:00 – Welcome to the Spring Reset: Finding stillness within.
- 01:08 – Grounding: Letting the floor take your weight.
- 01:21 – The Vagus Nerve Reset: Deep inhales and audible sighs.
- 02:02 – Golden Light Visualization: Relaxing the jaw and shoulders.
- 04:38 – The Mind's Eye: Visualizing your inner spring garden.
- 05:36 – Affirmations for Inner Peace.
- 08:01 – 3 Daily Tips to Protect Your Peace.
- 09:18 – Gentle Awakening & Closing Thoughts.
- "I am safe enough to let my guard down."
- "I release the need to control things that are not mine to carry."
- "My worth is not defined by my productivity, but by my presence."
- "I am returning to my natural state of peace."
- The 30-Second Shake: Stand up and literally shake your limbs to discharge stuck stress from your muscles.
- The "Let Them" Rule: If others are acting out, simply say "let them" to save your energy for your own inner garden.
- Nature’s Microdose: Spend two minutes looking at something green or the sky to lower cortisol instantly.
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Ready for More Calm?Thank you for listening to the Calming Anxiety Podcast, featuring guided meditation, mindfulness, and sleep hypnosis sessions with Martin Hewlett. Our mission is to provide you with proven tools for anxiety relief, stress reduction, and a path toward deep relaxation. Use this episode anytime you need to calm your mind and feel more at ease.
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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 it, |
| 0:23.3 | you can visit calminganxiety.fm. But for now, there's nothing you need to do. Let's settle in together |
| 0:32.1 | and focus on the present moment. |
| 0:41.3 | You've been carrying a lot lately, not just the thoughts in your head, |
| 0:44.3 | but the weight on your shoulders, |
| 0:46.3 | the tightness in your chest, |
| 0:49.3 | and that quiet, buzzing fatigue in your nervous system. |
| 0:53.3 | Today is about one thing. |
| 0:57.2 | Permission. |
| 0:58.7 | Permission to let it all go. |
| 1:01.8 | In the next 10 minutes, we aren't just going to think about being calm. |
| 1:07.4 | We are going to physically guide your body back to safety. |
| 1:11.6 | Welcome to the Spring Reset. |
| 1:15.6 | Welcome to calming anxiety. |
| 1:18.6 | I'm your host Martin and I'm here to help you navigate the noise of life and find stillness within. |
| 1:24.6 | If you find value in these sessions, please do subscribe and share |
| 1:30.3 | this piece with someone else who need it today. So find your quiet place now, where you |
| 1:38.3 | won't be disturbed for a while. You can sit or lie down whichever you prefer. So let's begin. |
| 1:46.0 | Feel the ground beneath you, supporting you. |
| 1:51.0 | You don't have to hold yourself upright. |
| 1:55.0 | Let the floor take your weight. |
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