Hey there, friend. Welcome back to Mindful Mornings. I'm Julia Cartwright, and I'm so glad you're here. You know, it's late November, and if you're feeling that particular kind of restless energy right now—that pull between the year winding down and everything still demanding your attention—you're not alone. Today, we're going to create some real peace and clarity before the day even has a chance to tangle you up. So let's settle in together.

Go ahead and find a comfortable seat, somewhere you can just be for the next few minutes. You might be on your couch, at your kitchen table, or even in your car before work starts. Wherever you are, that's perfect. Let your shoulders drop away from your ears. Feel your spine lengthen gently, like someone's softly drawing a string from the crown of your head toward the sky. Not rigid, just tall. Good.

Now, let's anchor ourselves with the breath. Breathe in slowly through your nose for a count of four. Hold it for a moment. Then exhale through your mouth for a count of six. That longer exhale is like releasing tension—think of it as gently opening your hands after holding something tight. Let's do that three more times together. In for four. Hold. Out for six. Beautiful.

Here's our practice today, and I call it the Clarity Reset. As you continue breathing naturally, I want you to imagine your mind as a snow globe. Right now, it's shaken up—all those swirling thoughts, worries, plans. That's completely normal. But here's what happens next: with each exhale, imagine those snowflakes settling just a little bit. They drift down. The glass clears. You're not trying to stop the thoughts; you're just letting them settle through gentle breathing. In through the nose, four counts. Out through the mouth, six counts. With each cycle, the globe clears a little more. Your mind becomes clearer, calmer. You're still in there, though—present, aware, grounded. Just clearer.

Keep going with this rhythm for another minute on your own. Feel the cool air on the inhale, the warm release on the exhale. Notice where your body touches the chair or ground. You're here. You're safe. Everything that needs to happen today will happen, and you're going to move through it with intention.

Now, gently deepen your breath back to normal. Take a moment and notice: how does your body feel? Your mind? You've just created a pocket of peace, and here's the magic—you get to carry that with you. Today, whenever you feel that pressure building, return to this. Four counts in. Six counts out. Your clarity is always just one breath away.

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