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Clearing the Cloudbank: A Mindful Morning Reset
Published 1 week, 4 days ago
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Welcome back, friend. I'm Julia Cartwright, and I'm so glad you're here for Mindful Mornings. You know, it's mid-February, right in that tricky stretch where New Year energy is fading but spring feels impossibly far away. A lot of us are waking up feeling a little foggy, maybe even stuck. So today, we're going to practice something I call "clearing the cloudbank"—a way to cut through that morning mental clutter and step into your day with actual clarity.
Let's begin by just getting comfortable. If you're sitting, let your shoulders drop away from your ears. If you're lying down, that's perfect too. There's nowhere to be except right here. Take a moment to feel your body against whatever's supporting you. That chair, that bed—it's holding you up. You don't have to hold yourself up right now.
Now, let's anchor to your breath. Breathe in slowly through your nose for a count of four, feeling the cool air arrive. Hold it for one beat. Then exhale through your mouth, long and warm, like you're fogging up a mirror. Do that one more time with me. In for four. Hold. Out, slow and steady. Good.
Here's our practice. Think of your mind like a snow globe that someone just shook up. All those worries, to-do lists, and half-formed thoughts are swirling around in there right now. But notice—they're not YOU. You're the glass holding it all. You're the stillness beneath the snow.
As you breathe, imagine with each exhale, a few flakes settle. You're not trying to stop the swirling. You're just creating space for it to settle naturally. Breathe in calm, breathe out permission to let things be exactly as they are. In with clarity. Out with the fog. Your job isn't to clear everything at once. It's to create stillness enough that you can see what's actually important today. What's calling for your attention. What can wait.
Keep breathing this way. Each cycle brings you closer to your own internal stillness. And notice how your body feels—maybe there's a little more spaciousness in your chest. Maybe your jaw is softer.
Here's what I want you to carry forward: this feeling of the snow globe settling. When you step into your day, when things feel chaotic, pause for one conscious breath. Just one. That's your reset button. You've got this.
Thank you so much for joining me on Mindful Mornings. If this resonated with you, please subscribe so you don't miss tomorrow's practice. You deserve mornings filled with peace and clarity. I'll see you soon.
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This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
Let's begin by just getting comfortable. If you're sitting, let your shoulders drop away from your ears. If you're lying down, that's perfect too. There's nowhere to be except right here. Take a moment to feel your body against whatever's supporting you. That chair, that bed—it's holding you up. You don't have to hold yourself up right now.
Now, let's anchor to your breath. Breathe in slowly through your nose for a count of four, feeling the cool air arrive. Hold it for one beat. Then exhale through your mouth, long and warm, like you're fogging up a mirror. Do that one more time with me. In for four. Hold. Out, slow and steady. Good.
Here's our practice. Think of your mind like a snow globe that someone just shook up. All those worries, to-do lists, and half-formed thoughts are swirling around in there right now. But notice—they're not YOU. You're the glass holding it all. You're the stillness beneath the snow.
As you breathe, imagine with each exhale, a few flakes settle. You're not trying to stop the swirling. You're just creating space for it to settle naturally. Breathe in calm, breathe out permission to let things be exactly as they are. In with clarity. Out with the fog. Your job isn't to clear everything at once. It's to create stillness enough that you can see what's actually important today. What's calling for your attention. What can wait.
Keep breathing this way. Each cycle brings you closer to your own internal stillness. And notice how your body feels—maybe there's a little more spaciousness in your chest. Maybe your jaw is softer.
Here's what I want you to carry forward: this feeling of the snow globe settling. When you step into your day, when things feel chaotic, pause for one conscious breath. Just one. That's your reset button. You've got this.
Thank you so much for joining me on Mindful Mornings. If this resonated with you, please subscribe so you don't miss tomorrow's practice. You deserve mornings filled with peace and clarity. I'll see you soon.
For great deals today, check out https://amzn.to/47ZqpWT
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI