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I Feel So Low Today - 10 Minutes Guided Meditation to Lift the Soul

Calming Anxiety: Finding Light When You Feel Low

When you wake up to a low, grey weight rather than a racing mind or sharp panic, simply getting through the day can feel like too much to ask. In this episode of Calming Anxiety, Martin Hewlett—clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic—guides you through a gentle, 10-minute session designed to help you set that heavy weight down without forcing a mood change or trying to fix how you feel.Through a grounding breathwork practice focused on lengthening the exhale and filling the space behind the heart, we signal to your nervous system that it is safe to soften.

Accompanied by soothing hypnotherapy-inspired affirmations, this session offers a compassionate space to meet yourself with tenderness rather than blame on the days when you feel low.This session and over 3,000 others are available on Anchored, our companion app. Featuring a vast library of soothing meditations, Books at Bedtime, and a soft nightlight feature, Anchored is ready for you whenever you need it, day or night.Time Chapters

00:00 – Intro & Welcome: Meeting the Low, Grey Days
00:51 – Introducing Anchored: Your Companion App for Sleep & Mindfulness
01:20 – Grounding Breathwork: Lengthening the Exhale to Release Tension
03:04 – The Lifting Breath: Making Room Behind the Heart
04:32 – Affirmations for Low Mood & Self-Tenderness
08:15 – 3 Daily Caring Tips for a Happier, Gentler Life
09:33 – Awakening, Outro & Be Kind

Affirmations for Healing & Self-TendernessRepeat these gently to yourself or simply let them settle as you listen:

"This heaviness is not the whole of me."
"I am allowed to feel low, and I am allowed to feel better."
"I am worthy of care, even on the days I cannot feel it."
"When I feel low, I meet myself with tenderness, never with blame."
"The light returns in its own time, and I allow it."
"I am allowed to rest without first having to earn it."
"I am still here, and today, that is enough."

3 Daily Caring Tips

Move the Body Just a Little: You don't need a walk that fixes everything. Simply stand up, reach both arms toward the ceiling, and let them fall. Motion lifts the mood in ways thinking rarely can.
Lower the Bar for Today: On a low day, a good day isn't a productive one—it’s simply one you move through with kindness toward yourself. Let enough be enough.
Reach Toward One Connection: Send a message or make a quick call to one person. Leave the door open just a crack, and remember you were never meant to carry this heavy weight alone.

Outro & Call to ActionIf these ten minutes lifted even the smallest corner of your day, please consider sharing Calming Anxiety with someone who might be quietly struggling. Leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts also helps other souls find their way to our community.Don't forget to download Anchored, the companion app! Get all of our daily episodes, sleep stories, and calming audio tools packed into one simple place in your pocket whenever you need them.Until tomorrow, my friend... in everything, be kind.

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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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