Hey there, I'm Julia Cartwright, and I'm so glad you're here. It's early Friday morning, and I'm willing to bet your mind is already doing laps around your to-do list. Maybe you woke up with that familiar tightness in your chest, that sense that everything's urgent and nothing's quite settled. Today, we're going to change that. We're going to find your inner calm, not by running away from the chaos, but by building a sanctuary right in the middle of it. Let's start by just arriving here together. Wherever you are, whether that's your bedroom, your car, or that quiet corner at the office, this space is yours now. Go ahead and sit however feels comfortable, feet flat if you can, and just notice what it feels like to pause. Really pause. Not in a grand way. Just you, breathing, existing. Now, take a slow breath in through your nose. Feel the cool air traveling down, expanding your belly like you're filling a balloon with calm. Hold it for just a moment. And exhale through your mouth like you're releasing smoke that's been sitting in your lungs too long. Do that again. In through the nose, out through the mouth. Three more times at your own pace. Beautiful. Here's the practice I want to share with you today. It's called the Anchor and Release, and it's going to be your secret weapon. As you continue breathing naturally, I want you to imagine your worry, that thing weighing on you this morning, as a cloud passing across the sky of your mind. Don't grab it, don't fight it, just notice it's there. Now picture a warm, gentle light beneath that cloud, your inner calm, steady and unwavering. With each exhale, imagine that light growing brighter, bigger, more real. The cloud doesn't disappear, but it becomes less important, less solid. You're not fighting it; you're simply shifting where your attention lives. Keep going with this for the next few minutes. Breathe in calm, breathe out resistance. As we close, I want you to know something. This inner calm you've just touched? It's not temporary. It's here whenever you need it. Today, whenever you feel overwhelmed, pause for just thirty seconds and do this practice. Breathe that cloud away. Tend to that light inside you. Thank you so much for joining me on Inner Calm today. You've just invested in your peace, and that matters. Please subscribe so you never miss our daily practice. You deserve this. Take care of yourself out there. For great deals today, check out https://amzn.to/47ZqpWT

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