In this 10-minute guided meditation, Clinical Hypnotherapist and former paramedic Martin Hewlett helps you gently interrupt the pattern of anxious thinking. Using the metaphor of a settling snow globe, we explore how to stop fighting your thoughts and instead allow your nervous system to find its natural rhythm of peace.
Time Chapters

00:00 – Understanding the Anxious Mind
00:58 – Introduction by Martin Hewlett
01:29 – Breathing Exercise: The 4-2-6 Technique
03:13 – The Snow Globe Visualization
04:40 – Learning to Let Go and Sink Deeper
06:05 – Affirmations for a Restful Mind
07:13 – 3 Daily Caring Tips for Genuine Relief
09:12 – Coming Back & Awareness
09:53 – Outro & Resources

Today’s AffirmationsSpeak these silently to yourself to help anchor your mind in the present:

My mind is allowed to rest.
I do not need to solve anything tonight.
My thoughts can pass; I do not have to follow them.
I am safe in this moment; this moment is enough.
I am coming home to calm.

3 Daily Caring Tips

Set the Globe Down: Physically place an object down (like your phone or glasses) while exhaling to signal to your brain that it is safe to release.
Give Thoughts a Curfew: Schedule 10 minutes earlier in the evening to write down worries so your brain doesn't feel the need to process them at bedtime.
Replace the Loop with a Line: When a thought repeats, interrupt it with one simple, grounding truth: "I am here. I am safe. This will pass."

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00:00 – Understanding the Anxious Mind
00:58 – Introduction by Martin Hewlett
01:29 – Breathing Exercise: The 4-2-6 Technique
03:13 – The Snow Globe Visualization
04:40 – Learning to Let Go and Sink Deeper
06:05 – Affirmations for a Restful Mind
07:13 – 3 Daily Caring Tips for Genuine Relief
09:12 – Coming Back & Awareness
09:53 – Outro & Resources

Today’s AffirmationsSpeak these silently to yourself to help anchor your mind in the present:

My mind is allowed to rest.
I do not need to solve anything tonight.
My thoughts can pass; I do not have to follow them.
I am safe in this moment; this moment is enough.
I am coming home to calm.

3 Daily Caring Tips

Set the Globe Down: Physically place an object down (like your phone or glasses) while exhaling to signal to your brain that it is safe to release.
Give Thoughts a Curfew: Schedule 10 minutes earlier in the evening to write down worries so your brain doesn't feel the need to process them at bedtime.
Replace the Loop with a Line: When a thought repeats, interrupt it with one simple, grounding truth: "I am here. I am safe. This will pass."

Access the Course: calminganxiety.fm

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