The Calm Anchor: Your Three Minute Reset for Chaotic Mornings

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1:05welcome back. I'm Julia Cartwright and I'm so glad you're here with me today. You know, it's a Sunday morning in early March and I'm betting some of you are already feeling that familiar letter of anticipation mixed with maybe a tiny bit of dread about the week ahead. Kids bouncing off the walls schedules piling up everyone's emotional thermostat cranked to 11 sound familiar well today we're going to explore something I call the calm anchor and it's going to change how you show up for your kids this week. Let's start by just settling in wherever you are right now go ahead and find a comfortable seat if you've got kids nearby that's actually perfect they might even join you roll your shoulders back a couple of times feel your feet on the ground notice what's around you without trying to change anything you're exactly where you need to be now let's breathe together for just a moment inhale gently through your nose for account of four feeling your belly expand like a balloon filling with air hold it there for a second then exhale slowly three mouth like

2:07you're fogging up a window do this three more times at your own pace this simple breathwork is like hitting the reset button on your nervous system and your kids absorb this calm like little sponges here's the main practice I want to teach you it's called the five senses check in and it takes about three minutes start by noticing five things you can see right now maybe sunlight hitting a wall a toy on the floor your child's face just notice without judgment then four things you can physically feel the fabric of your shirt the temperature of the air your feet against the floor next three things you can hear even if it's just the hum of the refrigerator or distant traffic two things you can smell and finally one thing you can taste by the time you've moved through all five senses you've anchored yourself completely in the present moment instead of that anxious future place where our minds love to wander the beautiful part you can do this with your kids make it a game can you find something blue something that feels soft you're teaching them that

3:09calm is available right now not when everything settles down because let's be honest everything never settles down when you've got kids this week practice this anchor once a day maybe during breakfast or right before pickup time you'll notice your nervous system stays more regulated and your kids pick up on that studious like a tuning fork thank you so much for spending this time with me on mindful parenting daily tips for raising calm kids please subscribe wherever you listen so you don't miss our daily practices you've got this make sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss out thanks for listening president Barack Obama Virginia we are counting on you Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to raid the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years but you can stop them by voting yes by April 21st help put our elections back on a level playing field and let voters decide not politicians vote yes by April 21st paid for by

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