Calm Anchor Exercise Meditation

The Calm Anchor exercise in meditation is a powerful technique used to create a mental or emotional "anchor" that can be triggered to bring about a state of calm and relaxation.

This exercise is useful for managing stress, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm, providing a simple yet effective tool that can be used anytime, anywhere.

Transcript

Now remember a time when you felt really,

Really calm,

At peace and in control.

Fully return to it now,

Seeing what you saw,

Hearing what you heard and feeling how good you felt,

Brighter and richer,

The sounds crisper and the feelings stronger.

When you are feeling these good feelings,

Squeeze the thumb and middle finger of your right hand together.

You are associating this particular pressure,

In this particular place,

With this particular emotion.

Run through this memory several times until you feel a lovely sense of inner peace and calm.

Go through this relaxing memory at least 5 more times while continuing to squeeze your thumb and middle finger together to really lock in these good feelings.

Next,

Think about a situation that in the past you would have found mildly stressful.

Once again,

Squeeze your thumb and middle finger together.

Feel that calm feeling spreading through your body and imagine taking it with you into that stressful situation.

Imagine everything going perfectly,

Exactly the way you want.

You'll see,

See what you'll see,

Hear what you hear and feel how good it feels to be so much more calmer and in control in this situation.

Now still squeezing your thumb and finger together,

This time imagine a few challenges occurring and notice yourself handling all the challenges perfectly.

See what you'll see,

Hear what you hear and feel how good it feels to be so much calmer and in control in this situation.

Stop and think about that situation now.

Notice the difference from only a few minutes ago.

Do you feel less stressed and more in control?

If not,

Just repeat the exercise until it does.