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Calm Racing Thoughts — 10-Minute Guided Meditation for Panic and Anxiety — Part 3 of 3
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How to Calm Racing Thoughts — Guided Meditation for a Busy Mind | When Your Mind Won't Stop, Part 3 of 3
Finally stopped for a moment, but your thoughts are still moving? There's something to remember, something to finish, and another idea arriving before the last one has had time to settle. If you're wondering how to calm racing thoughts, you can begin here exactly as you are. There's no need to clear your mind before we start. This 10-minute guided meditation gives a busy mind somewhere to rest in the present.
This is the third and final session in When Your Mind Won't Stop, hosted by clinical hypnotherapist and paramedic of over 20 years Martin Hewlett. It works on its own, whether or not you've heard Part 1 on replaying conversations or Part 2 on overthinking the future. For support between episodes, Anchored is Martin's app for panic and anxiety, with guided sessions and a free, offline Instant Calm tool. Download on iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/anchored-panic-anxiety/id6785035669 and Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.martinhewlett.anchored. And try Martin's new health app, Thole, in beta on iPhone: https://testflight.apple.com/join/aUKB8W7N
There's no counting again today. We notice where the body is supported, follow the natural out-breath, soften the face, and gently acknowledge "my mind is planning" whenever the list-making starts. You'll learn to stop checking whether it's working, receive five gentle affirmations for a busy mind, and three daily caring tips.
⏱️ Time Chapters
* 00:00 – Thoughts still moving when you stop?
* 00:31 – Welcome: When Your Mind Won't Stop, Part 3
* 00:48 – The series so far
* 01:07 – Finding your quiet place
* 01:25 – Noticing where you're supported
* 01:43 – No counting, just the out-breath
* 02:24 – Softening the face
* 03:03 – When your mind is making a list
* 03:34 – Writing down an important thought
* 04:14 – "Am I relaxed yet?"
* 04:37 – Sinking down with every out-breath
* 05:12 – Five gentle affirmations
* 06:27 – Simply be
* 06:50 – Affirmations, once more
* 07:44 – Floating between breaths
* 08:01 – Your 3 daily caring tips
* 09:01 – Gently returning to the room
* 09:41 – Looking back on the series
* 10:04 – Anchored and Instant Calm
* 10:22 – It's just me, helping you
* 10:36 – Smile often, and be kind
🌿 Today's Gentle Affirmations
Repeat each one after Martin or simply listen. Let the words be an invitation:
* I can rest without making every thought disappear.
* I can leave an unfinished task for another moment.
* I am allowed to move at a gentler pace.
* I can bring my attention back with kindness.
* For this moment, I give myself permission to unwind.
💡 3 Daily Caring Tips
1. Give unfinished tasks a place outside your head: Write a short list, then choose what actually needs your attention next. If a task can wait, note when you'll return to it.
2. Try doing one ordinary thing at an unhurried pace: Make a drink without checking your phone. Walk to the window and notice the world outside. Finish one small activity before beginning another.
3. Make a little room between activity and rest: When you finish work or a demanding task, allow a brief transition. Put things away, stretch comfortably and sit quietly for a few minutes.
📱 Take Calming Anxiety With You Anywhere
Across these three sessions, we've made space to leave a past conversation behind, put down some worries about the future, and return to the life happening here. You can come back
Finally stopped for a moment, but your thoughts are still moving? There's something to remember, something to finish, and another idea arriving before the last one has had time to settle. If you're wondering how to calm racing thoughts, you can begin here exactly as you are. There's no need to clear your mind before we start. This 10-minute guided meditation gives a busy mind somewhere to rest in the present.
This is the third and final session in When Your Mind Won't Stop, hosted by clinical hypnotherapist and paramedic of over 20 years Martin Hewlett. It works on its own, whether or not you've heard Part 1 on replaying conversations or Part 2 on overthinking the future. For support between episodes, Anchored is Martin's app for panic and anxiety, with guided sessions and a free, offline Instant Calm tool. Download on iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/anchored-panic-anxiety/id6785035669 and Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.martinhewlett.anchored. And try Martin's new health app, Thole, in beta on iPhone: https://testflight.apple.com/join/aUKB8W7N
There's no counting again today. We notice where the body is supported, follow the natural out-breath, soften the face, and gently acknowledge "my mind is planning" whenever the list-making starts. You'll learn to stop checking whether it's working, receive five gentle affirmations for a busy mind, and three daily caring tips.
⏱️ Time Chapters
* 00:00 – Thoughts still moving when you stop?
* 00:31 – Welcome: When Your Mind Won't Stop, Part 3
* 00:48 – The series so far
* 01:07 – Finding your quiet place
* 01:25 – Noticing where you're supported
* 01:43 – No counting, just the out-breath
* 02:24 – Softening the face
* 03:03 – When your mind is making a list
* 03:34 – Writing down an important thought
* 04:14 – "Am I relaxed yet?"
* 04:37 – Sinking down with every out-breath
* 05:12 – Five gentle affirmations
* 06:27 – Simply be
* 06:50 – Affirmations, once more
* 07:44 – Floating between breaths
* 08:01 – Your 3 daily caring tips
* 09:01 – Gently returning to the room
* 09:41 – Looking back on the series
* 10:04 – Anchored and Instant Calm
* 10:22 – It's just me, helping you
* 10:36 – Smile often, and be kind
🌿 Today's Gentle Affirmations
Repeat each one after Martin or simply listen. Let the words be an invitation:
* I can rest without making every thought disappear.
* I can leave an unfinished task for another moment.
* I am allowed to move at a gentler pace.
* I can bring my attention back with kindness.
* For this moment, I give myself permission to unwind.
💡 3 Daily Caring Tips
1. Give unfinished tasks a place outside your head: Write a short list, then choose what actually needs your attention next. If a task can wait, note when you'll return to it.
2. Try doing one ordinary thing at an unhurried pace: Make a drink without checking your phone. Walk to the window and notice the world outside. Finish one small activity before beginning another.
3. Make a little room between activity and rest: When you finish work or a demanding task, allow a brief transition. Put things away, stretch comfortably and sit quietly for a few minutes.
📱 Take Calming Anxiety With You Anywhere
Across these three sessions, we've made space to leave a past conversation behind, put down some worries about the future, and return to the life happening here. You can come back