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Just 7 Breaths Away From Releasing Stress and Resetting Your Nervous System · The Hypnotist

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  Welcome to The Hypnotist, the show that gives you inside
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  access to cutting edge hypnosis with real clients facing genuine
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  issues. Brought to you by the
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  hypnotherapist, demanded by celebrities, CEOs and even
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  royalty. Adam Cox.
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  These recordings took place live from Adam's clinic in London's
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  world famous Harley Street. This podcast features powerful
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  hypnosis, so do not listen while driving or operating machinery.
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  This recording is not suitable for those with epilepsy or
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  severe mental health issues, so get yourself comfortable and
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  enjoy today's episode of The Hypnotist.
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  Hi, it's. Adam here.
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  And in this episode of The Hypnotist, you're going to be
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  listening to a hypnosis session that was created for a client
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  that had long term, let's say, chronic fatigue and feelings of
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  the aftermath of just hyper vigilance and constantly being
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  frazzled and stressed. And their work life wasn't
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  helping. They'd made certain decisions to
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  exit where they were working and find their own source of income
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  by working for themself. Great choices.
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  And I think it's really important to kind of when you're
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  thinking about not feeling great in yourself, too many people
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  just rush to the doctors, get some kind of prescription.
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  But quite often how you feel is a symptom of what's happening in
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  your world. So making changes in your life
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  is sometimes just as as effective as finding the right
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  kind of remedy. So this client was already doing
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  that. They were already making really
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  good choices, getting the ducks in a row, but they felt on edge
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  all the time. And it was clear to me that
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  their sympathetic nervous system, this fight or flight
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  response was in high gear. And one of the things that can
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  be helpful to kind of calm down the nervous system is 1, giving
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  it this kind of feeling of release, but also breath work.
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  And that's really what you're going to hear in this session is
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  this idea that you're 7 breaths away from resetting your nervous
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  system. But they can't just be normal
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  breaths because then you wouldn't have this hyper
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  vigilance to begin with. And if you create an image in
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  your mind of someone having a panic attack, they're rapidly
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  breathing from the chest and they're forgetting to breathe
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  out. And that's almost necessary to
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  have this kind of real sense of stress and anxiety and tension.
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  These long outward breaths are really good for releasing
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  emotions. There is a visual element here
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  of imagining a candle off in the distance that you kind of aiming
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  to blow out that candle with the outward breath.
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  But that is just as a tool to get you focused on this idea of
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  really having this kind of long exhale.
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  Now, these long outward breaths then create a vacuum.
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  And it's the vacuum not in the chest, but in the diaphragm.
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  So when you try and focus on breathing in, you're kind of
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  missing the point by focusing on the outward breath.
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  Then the inward breath becomes a natural consequence of there
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  being a vacuum in your lungs. So there's a few bits going on
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  here. There's a couple of metaphors
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  about this idea of control aloud delete, you know, resetting your
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  nervous system like you're resetting a glitchy computer.
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  But also there's this element of training at altitude that if you
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  could imagine a situation where you were really triggered and
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  really stressed and feel that you can handle that kind of
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  situation, you can feel relaxed in that kind of situation.
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  Then there's this idea, well, if you can feel calm there, then
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  you can really feel calm when you're not in that stressful
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  situation. So there's a few bits going on
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  here, and I think it's quite good because I know that
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  probably more than 6070% of the clients that I work with, even
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  if they're not dealing with stress, they tend to be stressed
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  because a lot of people live very stressful lives and their
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  nervous system and their immune systems reflect that kind of
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  stressful circumstances. So if you feel like it would be
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  good to release stress and maybe you've made a resolution this
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  year to release stress, you might find this one quite
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  helpful. It's based on this idea of the
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  physiological side, this letting go in the outward breath.
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  Of course, it was created for a unique individual.
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  Not all of the suggestions may relate to you.
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  So if you do like the idea of working with me directly, click
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  the link in the show notes. That will enable you to schedule
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  a free 30 minute Zoom call with me.
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  We'll have a chat and maybe I'm the right person to work with
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  you. For now though, find a quiet,
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  comfortable place where you won't be disturbed.
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  Relax and enjoy the session. Take a deep breath in and as you
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  exhale, just allow any feelings of tension around your neck and
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  your shoulders to feel like it's being released and is leaving
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  your body in the very next outward breath.
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  As you breathe in, just imagine breathing in, healing, relaxing
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  white light. Feel it going in through your
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  nose into your lungs and just imagine your body is
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  distributing that healing, relaxing white light to
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  whichever parts of your body need it the most.
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  Feel that wonderful feeling of ever increasing relaxation and
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  allow anything you've been holding onto as you breathe out
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  to feel it leaving your body. That may be tension,
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  frustrations, nickling thoughts and worries.
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  Feel it leaving your body like you're breathing out a flume of
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  smoke. As you breathe in and breathe
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  out. Notice that when you focus on
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  the outward breath, you can just extend that outward breath.
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  Find that rhythm and extend the outward breath and feel that
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  with each outward breath it's carrying away the stresses of
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  the day. I want you to use the power of
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  your imagination to imagine now that you are in a safe, peaceful
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  place. And maybe it's a place a place
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  of vacation, like a beach, or maybe a place in nature like a
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  forest. But imagine that place with soft
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  sunlight, blue skies and sunshine, but not harsh hot sun,
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  warm relaxing sun. So whether you're on a beach or
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  in a forest, or just imagine you're in a cosy room, feel
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  completely at ease. And sometimes your mind will
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  switch. Different places in nature,
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  different places for relaxation. But wherever you are, notice
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  just how comfortable and supported you feel here.
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  The air around you is calm and soothing, and every breath you
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  take invites this healing relaxation into your body.
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  Take another deep breath in, and on the exhale just imagine
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  you're letting go of tension, stress, and perhaps something
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  that no longer serves you. As you breathe in, you breathe
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  in calm, strength and exactly the resources you need.
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  There's no need to force or control the breath.
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  Simply allow it to flow naturally, long and slow.
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  But now focus on your outward breath.
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  Just imagine it stretching longer and longer, as though the
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  air itself is sweeping through your body, gathering up any
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  tension or unwanted feelings and carrying them far away.
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  Each exhale leaves you feeling lighter and more at ease.
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  But after the exhale, there's a vacuum in your lungs, so just
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  allow on the inward breath, that slow natural inhale.
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  Feel that you're breathing in exactly what you need, perhaps
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  peace, calm, maybe balance. Whatever is the antidote to
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  feeling alert, on edge, hyper vigilant, just feel the opposite
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  is what you're breathing in. And feel how this new energy
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  nourishes you, just like a gentle wave washing over you,
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  refreshing every part of your body and mind.
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  Any emotions that arise now are simply passing through,
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  temporary and fleeting, because you can observe them without
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  judgement, letting them drift away on each outward breath.
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  And perhaps you can imagine a candle 6 feet 2 metres in front,
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  and as you breathe out, just imagine breathing out to either
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  blow out or make the candle flicker.
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  Maybe that outward breath feels like there's nothing left in
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  your body, and yet you can still find more.
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  And maybe as you practice this, it feels though you're training
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  your body and mind to just let go, resetting your nervous
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  system with every breath. I want you to get a sense that
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  these breaths are like resetting your nervous system.
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  But for now, picture yourself perhaps engaging in a relaxing
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  activity. Maybe it's listening to a
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  certain genre of music, or maybe a guided meditation.
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  But what if this time becomes practice for your breathing?
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  Practising those long, slow outward breaths followed by
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  steady inward breaths, each one easing you deeper into
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  relaxation as you breathe out. Before breathing in, hold it for
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  a while, and when you breathe in completely, hold it for a while
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  before you exhale. And before long you'll find that
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  this kind of breathing becomes automatic.
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  It comes naturally to you. It feels effortless.
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  A gift you give to yourself, particularly when you imagine
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  breathing out anything that isn't serving you.
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  A heavy emotion, a thought, a feeling, anything that is
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  bothering you. And you'll notice how each
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  exhale then diffuses any lingering tension or stress,
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  just like the vapour that you might see from a kettle
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  dissolving into the air. Even in moments of stress or
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  overwhelm you remember that you are always just 7 breaths away
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  from calm because each time you take those 7 long outward
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  breaths, you'll feel a shift within you, as though you are
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  stepping into a more resourceful and composed version of
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  yourself. Sometimes people hold on to
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  stress like a pressure cooker, but if 7 breaths is the release
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  valve, everything becomes more manageable.
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  Stress becomes smaller and you find that you can let go of
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  emotions linked to challenging memories or thoughts.
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  With each exhale you release these emotions, and with each
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  inhale you draw in resilience, strength, and calm.
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  As you breathe in and breathe out, I want you to imagine now a
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  moment, perhaps even a recent one, that felt stressful or
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  overwhelming to begin with. See it as if it's from a
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  distance, with a new sense of calm, like you're observing it,
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  and you begin to breathe deeply and slowly.
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  Notice that it's easier to process that memory as an
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  observer and every outward breath, each exhale, releases
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  the intensity of that moment. With every breath you feel
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  calmer, stronger, and more composed.
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  But then rewind it's step into that memory and feel you're back
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  in the memory. Allow any emotions to feel them
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  within you, but then exhale them in that long outward breath and
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  feel calmer. I want you to get a sense that
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  if you can feel calm in reliving a stressful moment, that it's
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  like training at altitude. Because if you can stay calm and
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  resourceful in stressful situations, imagine just how
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  relaxed and in control you will feel in everyday life.
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  Because you are building resilience, training your mind
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  and body to diffuse triggers and remain calm no matter what comes
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  your way. And the more you practice, the
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  stronger this ability becomes. From now on, anytime you feel
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  stressed, anxious or on edge, you will remember that you are
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  just 7 long breaths away from feeling calmer and more
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  resourceful. As you take those breaths,
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  imagining that candle 2 metres in front, long outward breaths,
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  you will feel the shift, a wave of relaxation washing over you,
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  bringing clarity and balance. And as you continue to breathe
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  deeply and calmly, take a moment to notice already how more
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  refreshed and at ease you feel. You have everything you need to
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  reset your nervous system like control, alt delete or a reboot.
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  To reset your nervous system, to find calm in any situation and
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  to handle life's challenges with a new found feeling of
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  resilience. It's time to return to the
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  present, realising that this has been a journey in your
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  imagination. A journey of ideas within ideas,
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  thoughts within thoughts, and dreams within dreams.
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  But as we return back to the here and now, to reality, let's
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  take those resilient, resourceful, wonderful feelings
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  of relaxation with you. So take a deep breath in through
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  your nose and out through your nose.
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  Just wiggle your fingers and wiggle your toes as I now count
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  from 1:00 to 10:00 to awaken you.
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  Starting to count 123 waking up 456 more alert 7-8.
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  Open your eyes. Open your eyes, 910.
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  Wide awake, wide awake, wide awake.
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  Yeah. Thank you for listening to The
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