CalmDepth Guides · No. 04
Loosen
the knot.
A guide for days that pull tight.
Lumi's Lanterns · Stress
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Your alarm
means well.
Stress is your body getting ready to help. Brilliant for a sprint, and it loves a rest afterwards. This guide is about giving the rope some slack.
Pulled tight
With some slack
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Tool 01 · find it
Where is
the knot?
Stress likes three hiding places. Check each one, like patting your pockets.
Jaw
Let the teeth part.
Shoulders
Let them drop an inch.
Hands
Open the fingers wide.
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Tool 02 · 30 seconds
Squeeze,
then let go.
Make two tight fists for a slow count of five. Then open them and feel the difference for ten. Muscles find release easier after a squeeze.
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Tool 03 · one bead
One thing
at a time.
A tangle untangles one loop at a time. Pick the next small thing, give it your whole hands, then pick the next.
NowNextLater
The rest of the ball waits patiently. It is not going anywhere.
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Tool 04 · on paper
Set the
load down.
Write everything you are carrying on one page. Seeing it outside your head makes it lighter. Then circle the one thing that matters today.
reply to Sam
book dentist
finish slides
groceries
call Mum
book dentist
finish slides
groceries
call Mum
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Put it together
The two
minute unknot.
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Follow the path · 7 days
One knot
a day.
1UnclenchCalm Now · 2 min
2Where the Body Holds ItChapter · 10 min
3Shoulders, Jaw and HandsChapter
4Setting the Load DownChapter
5One Thing at a TimeChapter
6After a Hard DayMeditation · 10 min
7Sighs, Yawns and Other Built In Reset ButtonsCalmTalk · 16 min
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Remember
Give it
some slack.
You can hold a lot. You can also set it down for two minutes. Both are strength.
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