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There Are Glimmers All Around You — A Guided Meditation to Find the Good in Every Day
Episode 11 min 17s

There Are Glimmers All Around You — A Guided Meditation to Find the Good in Every Day

From Calming Anxiety | Guided Meditation, Sleep Hypnosis & Panic Attack Relief Martin Hewlett - Calming Anxiety
There are moments happening in your life right now that your anxious mind is walking straight past. Tiny, warm moments that exist quietly in the background of your day, waiting to be noticed. Psychologists call them "glimmers," and the neuroscience is clear: the more you train your brain to find them, the more your nervous system shifts out of threat mode. In this episode of Calming Anxiety, we aren't pretending your problems have gone away; we are simply showing your brain that there is more to your story than just the difficult parts. Through deep, mindful breathing, we activate the vagus nerve to establish safety and connection. Then, we take a gentle walk through an ordinary day to re-tune your brain's survival scanner away from danger and toward warmth. Episode Chapters
  • 00:00 – Cold Intro: What Are Glimmers?
  • 00:50 – Welcome from Martin & Settling into Your Space
  • 01:44 – Arriving in the Present & Letting the Noise Move Back
  • 02:33 – Vagus Nerve Activation: The Power of the Long Exhale
  • 04:01 – Guided Walk Through an Ordinary Day
  • 06:21 – Re-Tuning the Scanner: The Neuroscience of Safety
  • 07:14 – Affirmations to Soften Your Anxious Mind
  • 08:29 – 3 Daily Caring Tips to Train Your Brain
  • 10:02 – Returning Awareness & Closing Thoughts
Today's Grounding AffirmationsLet these words land gently and feel the warmth they bring to your chest:
  • "I notice what is warm, I notice what is good."
  • "My day contains more light than my anxiety tells me."
  • "I am becoming someone who hunts the glimmers, not threats."
  • "I deserve to feel a quiet beauty that already surrounds me."
  • "For good moments are real, they count, I allow them in."
  • "I am grateful, I am present, I am here."
3 Daily Caring TipsTake these simple, powerful habits with you to rewrite your neural pathways today:
  1. The One Glimmer Rule: Before you check your phone, notifications, or messages today, find one physical glimmer first—a sound, a texture, or a temperature. Just notice it.
  2. Pass One On: Share a single sentence about a glimmer you found with someone else today. Sharing a glimmer multiplies it and shifts two nervous systems at once.
  3. The Evening Collect: Before sleep, ask yourself: "What was my glimmer today?" This single habit trains your brain to look for safety and does wonders for anxiety.
If this session helped re-tune your nervous system today, please subscribe and share it with a friend or family member who needs a gentle reminder that there are still good moments out there. Your shares are exactly how our daily show reaches the people who need it the most. If you want to go deeper on your journey to peace, try the Anxiety Breaker course at calminganxiety.fm, featuring five targeted, guided hypnotherapy sessions designed by me to reset your mind. Have a lovely day, smile always, bring positivity when you can, and to your beautiful soul—be kind.


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